Leicy Santos, bastion of the midfield at Atlético

2021 could not have started better for Leicy Santos. The Colombian midfielder has not only started the new year by winning the Spanish Super Cup. So has scoring two goals in the first two games of the year in Primera Iberdrola. Two goals (one in the 3-0 win against Sevilla and the other against Rayo Vallecano, with 1-1) that open his scoring locker this season and accentuate his weight in the rojiblanco team, which he supports from the engine room and in which he has also signed two assists.

Its great level and punch is not surprising, a quality that led it to be the fourth Atletico player with the most goals (5 goals) in the last league, which was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the absence of eight days. The rojiblanca midfielder, a revelation in his first season with Atleti, was only surpassed in goals Ludmila (8), Charlyn (8) and Ángela Sosa (9). A fact that led her, together with her great performance in the core of the team, to earn a position as an athletic player.

Born in Santa Cruz de Lorica, Córdoba, Leicy Santos is one of the talents of Colombian women's football. Since 2012 he has been a participant in the Colombian National Team and already has a performance in a World Cup (2015) and in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. With the Santa Fe shirt, Leicy won the Eagle League title in 2017 and participated in the Copa Libertadores that was played in Paraguay.

Now, a Colombian midfielder seeks to continue triumphing in an Atlético in which despite having two seasons she is already a leader. From a revelation player the previous year she has gone on to establish herself as a pillar of the team, in which she has fitted in perfectly. Her physical power and great defensive qualities make her a player made by and for Atlético.