MADRID, 24 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The women’s Real Madrid announced this Friday the incorporation of the 18-year-old Colombian striker Linda Caicedo from Deportivo de Cali as “one of the great promises of world football,” the white club announced in a statement.
Caicedo, who will be the first Colombian woman to play for the Whites, could make her debut this Saturday in the league match against Alhama. “The attacker is 18 years old and comes to our club after shining in the Colombian League, a competition that she has won twice. The first was with América de Cali, when she scored in the final despite being only 14 years old”, added the Madrid team.
Since 2020, Caicedo has played for Deportivo de Cali, where they won the title in 2021, and despite her youth, she has stood out in the Colombian team, being chosen as the best player in the 2022 Copa América. Also in 2022 she had a role He stood out in the U-17 World Cup, where he was a finalist with Colombia and the Silver Ball.