Yoreli Rincón

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Rincón and the second or maternal family name is Torres.
Yoreli Rincón
Personal information
Full nameHazleydi Yoreli Rincón Torres[1]
Date of birth27 July 1993
Place of birthPiedecuesta, Santander, Colombia
Height1.54 m (5 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Torres
NumberTBA
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2008Tolima
2008–2010Bogotá
2012–2013XV de Piracicaba
2013Malmö12(1)
2014New Jersey Wildcats9(6)
2015–Torres
National team
2010–Colombia(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:58, 26 May 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Hazleydi Yoreli Rincón Torres (born 27 July 1993) is a Colombian footballer who plays for the Italian club A.S.D. Torres Calcio Femminile. She previously played professional football for clubs in Brazil and Sweden. Rincón debuted for the senior Colombia women's national football team in 2010 and was included in the national team squad for the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics.

Early life

Born in Piedecuesta,[2] Rincón began playing football in the Colombian league at age 12,[3] winning the national league with Tolima in 2007. She made a verbal commitment to join Indiana University to play collegiate soccer beginning in 2011,[4] but backed out to embark on a professional career.[5]

Career

Club

At age 18, Rincón signed a one-year contract with Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino club XV de Piracicaba after being recommended by fellow Colombian footballer Freddy Rincón.[6]

In January 2013 Rincón made a transfer to Swedish Damallsvenskan team LdB FC Malmö.[7] With Malmö she started two of 12 appearances in 2013 and scored once, against Piteå IF, as the club recaptured their league title. After that first season Rincón was released by Malmö, for economic reasons.[8]

Rincón was invited to Western New York Flash's preseason training camp in March 2014.[9] She joined New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League for the 2014 season. Rincón intended to gain experience, adapt to the American style of soccer and ultimately win a move to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[10]

International

Rincón has played as a midfielder for the senior Colombia women's national football team, scoring five goals as Colombia finished as runners-up in the 2010 Sudamericano Femenino and helping her team qualify for its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup finals.[11] She also played for Colombia at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup finals.[12]

She was also named in the Colombian squad for the 2012 Olympics. Colombia were beaten in all three group matches as the team's coach controversially omitted Rincón, accusing her of arriving at the tournament in poor condition.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament London 2012 – List of Players Colombia" (PDF). FIFA. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Pinto Cobos, Miller (6 December 2010). "Yoreli Rincón, la gran contratación de la U. de Indiana" (in Spanish). Nuevo Estadio.
  3. ↑ Patiño Monsalve, Julián (20 July 2010). "Colombia perdió el paso a la final" (in Spanish). Vanguardia.
  4. ↑ Aguilar Ramírez, Claudia (20 November 2010). "'En dos años voy a ser la mejor jugadora del mundo' : Yoreli Rincón" (in Spanish). El Tiempo.
  5. ↑ "2011 NCAA Soccer Preview – Big Ten – Noisy Newcomers". Talkwomensports.com. September 20, 2011.
  6. ↑ Bruno Thadeu (15 March 2012). "XV de Piracicaba traz 'nova Marta' colombiana e mira domínio no futebol feminino" [XV de Piracicaba brings Colombian "New Marta" to women's football] (in Portuguese). UOL.com.br.
  7. ↑ "Yoreli Rincón a consolidarse en Europa". Liga Postobon. 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
  8. ↑ Wiman, Max (2013-10-23). "Rincón tvingas lämna LDB FC" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  9. ↑ Di Veronica, Jeff (2014-03-12). "WNY Flash announce 29-player preseason roster". Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  10. ↑ "Q&A: New Jersey's Yoreli Rincon Wildcat star adapting to the American game". United Soccer Leagues. 2014-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-26.
  11. ↑ "Brazil reign again, Colombia make history". FIFA. 22 August 2010.
  12. ↑ Yoreli Rincón – FIFA competition record
  13. ↑ Bolívar, Francisco Henao (14 August 2012). "“Yoreli Rincón no jugó por gordita”: Carmen Rodallega, jugadora selección Colombia femenina" (in Spanish). El País (Cali). Retrieved 30 September 2012.

External links