Catalina Primo
{{short description|Argentine footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
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| fullname = Catalina Julia Primo
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|05|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = Río Tercero, Córdoba, Argentina
| height = 1.65 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = UAI Urquiza
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| years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = Racing de Córdoba | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2018–2020 | clubs2 = Talleres de Córdoba | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2020– | clubs3 = UAI Urquiza | caps3 = | goals3 =
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2020 | nationalteam1 = Argentina U20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
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Catalina Julia Primo (born 19 May 2000) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a midfielder for football team UAI Urquiza. She also played for the Argentine U20 team.
Club career
Primo began her steps in football at the age of 5 at the Sportivo 9 de Julio club in her hometown of Río Tercero. She first played for a women's football club at age 12 at Libertad de Hernando. She later moved to the city of Córdoba and had a brief stint at Instituto in 2015.{{cite news |url=https://lmdiario.com.ar/contenido/83792/catalina-primo-la-juvenil-que-la-rompe-en-racing-de-nueva-italia |title=Catalina Primo, la juvenil que la rompe en Racing de Nueva Italia |publisher=La Nueva Mañana |author=Marcos Villalobo |date=26 July 2018 |accessdate=12 July 2021}}
After playing in the Liga Cordobesa de Fútbol with Racing (2016-2018) and Talleres (2018-2020), Primo signed her first professional contract in 2020 with UAI Urquiza of the Primera División A.{{cite news |url=https://www.uaiurquiza.com/f%C3%BAtbol/f%C3%BAtbol-femenino/catalina-primo-guerrera/ |title=Catalina Primo, Guerrera |publisher=UAI Urquiza |date=29 January 2020 |accessdate=12 July 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/otra-cordobesa-ex-talleres-se-sumara-al-bicampeon-del-futbol-femenino/ |title=Otra cordobesa ex Talleres se sumará al bicampeón del fútbol femenino |publisher=La Voz del Interior |author=Ana Dalmasso |date=21 January 2020 |accessdate=12 July 2021}}
International career
Primo's first national call-up occurred in 2017, having been called-up the Argentine U20 team. She played in the South American U-20 Women's Championship in 2018 and 2020,{{cite news |url=https://www.lavoz.com.ar/deportes/futbol/cata-primo-y-el-sudamericano-sub-20-todavia-no-le-encontramos-explicacion-a-lo-que-paso/ |title="Cata" Primo y el Sudamericano sub 20: "Todavía no le encontramos explicación a lo que pasó" |publisher=La Voz del Interior |author=Ana Dalmasso |date=1 April 2020 |accessdate=12 July 2021}}{{cite news |url=https://www.afa.com.ar/es/posts/convocatoria-para-el-sudamericano-sub-20-femenino |title=Convocatoria y fixture para el Sudamericano Sub 20 Femenino |publisher=AFA |date=22 February 2020 |accessdate=12 July 2021}} but in both tournaments, the team did not manage to get past the group stage.
References
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Category:Footballers from Río Cuarto, Córdoba
Category:Argentine women's footballers
Category:21st-century Argentine sportswomen
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Talleres de Córdoba (women) footballers
Category:UAI Urquiza (women) players
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