Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo (born 8 July 2002) is a Colombian professional footballer player who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club UNAM and the Colombia national team.
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| Full name | Wendy Katerine Bonilla Candelo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 July 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UNAM | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Cortuluá | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | América de Cali | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Alianza Lima | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | América de Cali | 60 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Santa Fe (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | UNAM | 22 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Colombia U17 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Colombia U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Colombia | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editBorn in Valle del Cauca, Bonilla made her senior debut with Cortuluá in 2018.[1] She joined América de Cali in 2019, winning the Colombian Women's Football League in her debut season.[1] In 2021, she played for Alianza Lima in the Peruvian Primera División Femenina, before returning to América.[1]
Bonilla won her second league championship with América in 2022, scoring 6 goals in 13 games.[2] She scored their opening goal in the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina, where they finished in third place.[2]
In September 2024, Bonilla went on loan to Santa Fe.[3] She appeared in four games of their run to the 2024 Copa Libertadores Femenina final.[2]
Bonilla joined Mexican club UNAM (nicknamed "Pumas") in January 2025.[4]
International career
editBonilla played for the Colombian youth national team at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2] She made her senior debut on 12 November 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Linda Caicedo in a friendly against Argentina.[2]
She was named an alternate to the national squad at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[5]
international goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 9 April 2024 | Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, United States |  Guatemala | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 26 February 2025 | Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, United States |  Australia | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2025 SheBelieves Cup |
References
edit- 1 2 3 "Acerca de Wendy Bonilla". Club Universidad Nacional. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wendy Bonilla at Soccerway
- ↑ González Villate, Christian Ricardo (11 September 2024). "Santa Fe confirma a Wendy Bonilla para Copa Libertadores". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ "Pumas Femenil se refuerza con siete jugadoras para el CL25". Club Universidad Nacional. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
- ↑ Ramirez, Sebastian (14 September 2024). "Wendy Bonilla, flamante fichaje de Santa Fe". El Deportivo.com.co. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
External links
edit- Wendy Bonilla at Soccerway.com
- Wendy Bonilla at WorldFootball.net
- Wendy Bonilla at FBref.com
- Wendy Bonilla at Olympedia
- Wendy Bonilla at InterSportStats
