Valentina Navarrete

Valentina Navarrete
Navarrete with Santiago Morning in 2023
Personal information
Full name Valentina Arlette Navarrete Acuña
Date of birth (2003-06-13) 13 June 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Mulchén, Chile
Height 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universidad Católica [es]
Youth career
Lautaro de Mulchén
Real Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Universidad de Concepción [es]
2021–2024 Santiago Morning
2025 Universidad de Chile 26 (13)
2026– Universidad Católica [es]
International career‡
2019 Chile U17
2020 Chile U20
2021– Chile 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2024

Valentina Arlette Navarrete Acuña (born 13 June 2003) is a Chilean footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Universidad Católica [es].

Club career

Born in Mulchén, Navarrete played for Lautaro de Mulchén and Real Victoria from Los Ángeles before joining Universidad de Concepción [es] at the age of fifteen after being seen by the coach Nilson Concha in a futsal championship in Quillón.

In 2021, Navarrete switched to Santiago Morning. She left them at the end of the 2024 season.

In 2025, Navarrete signed with Universidad de Chile. The next year, she switched to Universidad Católica [es].

International career

At youth level, Navarrete represented Chile U17 in 2019, winning the Torneo 4 Naciones in Argentina. The next year, she represented the under-20s in the South American Championship.

At senior level, she made her debut in a 2–0 loss against Colombia on 23 October 2021.

Honours

Chile U17

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Valentina Navarrete Perfil". OneFootball (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 Matus Matus, Norman (9 March 2022). "Valentina Navarrete sigue mostrando su talento en el fútbol femenino de Primera División". La Tribuna (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Inostroza, Paulo (30 June 2022). "Valentina Navarrete: desde la UdeC y para todo América". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Fichajes al día del Campeonato Nacional femenino". Pasión de Hincha (in Spanish). 13 June 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  5. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (6 January 2024). "Valentina Navarrete es la primera renovada de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  6. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (20 January 2025). "Valentina Navarrete confirmó su salida de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  7. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (27 January 2025). "Valentina Navarrete concreta su arribo a Universidad de Chile". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Molina, Geraldine (18 December 2025). "Valentina Navarrete reforzará a Universidad Católica en 2026". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 Esparza, Samuel (28 February 2020). "Valentina Navarrete, nominada a La Roja Sub 20: Talento auricielo para ir por el premio mundial". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  10. ↑ "Valentina Navarrete: conoce a la seleccionada de La Roja Sub 20". laroja.cl (in Spanish). FFCh. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  11. ↑ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  12. ↑ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (24 October 2021). "Amistoso Femenino: Colombia domina y desnivela la balanza ante Chile". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.