Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder (Latin American Spanish: [kaˈmila aleˈxandɾa ˈsaes oʝaneˈðeɾ]; born 17 October 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club Bristol City, on loan from West Ham United, and the Chile women's national team.

Camila Sáez
Sáez with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
Bristol City (on loan from West Ham United)
Number 24
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Unión La Calera
2010 Everton [es]
2011 Cobreloa [es]
2012–2017 Colo-Colo
2018 Tacón
2018–2022 Rayo Vallecano 97 (8)
2022–2023 Alavés Gloriosas 29 (3)
2023–2024 Madrid CFF 28 (0)
2024– West Ham United 8 (0)
2025– Bristol City (loan) 9 (2)
International career
2010 Chile U17 3 (0)
2011– Chile 102 (11)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:38, 21 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:55, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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As a player of CD TACON, she coincided with her compatriot Valentina Lefort.[4]

In the second half of 2024, Sáez signed with English club West Ham United.[5][6]

On 28 August 2025, it was announced that Sáez had joined Women's Super League 2 club Bristol City on loan for the 2025-26 season, with head coach Charlotte Healy saying "Her experiences in the WSL will help us as a team continue to strive towards getting this club back to where we want to be."[7]

International career

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Sáez represented Chile at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. At the senior level, she scored two goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina,[8] where Chile qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[9] where Chile won the silver medal.[10] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[11]

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 December 2013Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil Scotland4–24–22013 International Women's Football Tournament of Brasília
2.28 May 2017Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile Peru5–012–0Friendly
3.24 October 2017Estadio Diaguita, Ovalle, Chile Argentina1–05–0
4.6 April 2018Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile Colombia
1–1
1–1
2018 Copa América Femenina
5.22 April 2018 Argentina
1–0
4–0
6.9 November 2019Bankwest Stadium, Sydney, Australia Australia1–21–2Friendly
7.4 March 2020Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey Ghana2–03–02020 Turkish Women's Cup
8.10 April 2021Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey Cameroon1–02–12020 Summer Olympics qualification
9.14 July 2022Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia Ecuador1–02–12022 Copa América Femenina
10.29 May 2024Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala City, Guatemala Guatemala1–13–4Friendly
11.1 June 2024 Guatemala4–16–1

Honours

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Chile

References

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  1. Camila Sáez at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. "Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder | Primer equipo" (in Spanish). CD Tacón. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. "Camila Sáez es el nuevo refuerzo del Club Deportivo Tacón de la segunda división española". eldeportero.cl (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. "West Ham United sign Chile international defender Camila Sáez". whufc.com.
  6. Viluñir Silva, Jp (12 July 2024). "¡Histórica! Camila Sáez aterriza en el fútbol inglés como REFUERZO del West Ham". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. Robins, Sheridan (28 August 2025). "Sáez is a Robin". Bristol City FC. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  8. "Copa América Femenina - Ecuador 2014. Goleadoras". conmebol.com. 8 August 2014.
  9. "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  12. "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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