Leticia Torres (footballer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Leticia Torres

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Leticia Francisca Torres Mandiola

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|5|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chile

| height = 1.69 m

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

| collegeyears1 = 2012–2015 | college1 = San Francisco Dons

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Santa Rosa

| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = Universidad Católica

| years1 = 2008–2011 | clubs1 = Universidad Católica

| years2 = 2018 | clubs2 = Boldklubben af 1893

| nationalyears1 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam1 = Chile U17

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2010–2014

| nationalteam2 = Chile U20

| nationalcaps2 = 14

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2011–2014

| nationalteam3 = Chile

| nationalcaps3 = 11

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| medaltemplates =

{{Medal|Country| {{CHI}}}}

}}

Leticia Francisca Torres Mandiola (born 30 May 1994) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

As a youth player, Torres and her sister were with club Santa Rosa from Las Condes, Chile, before joining Universidad Católica in 2008.{{cite web |last1=Stephens |first1=Alberto |title=Leticia Torres: "El sueño de quienes están en el fútbol femenino de la UC es posicionarlo al mismo nivel que el masculino" |url=https://radiodelacato.cl/leticia-torres-el-sueno-de-quienes-estan-en-el-futbol-femenino-de-la-uc-es-posicionarlo-al-mismo-nivel-que-el-masculino/ |website=Radio de la Cato |access-date=12 July 2023 |language=es |date=19 April 2021}} In 2012, she moved to the United States and played for San Francisco Dons.{{cite web|title=University of San Francisco Athletics|url=http://www.usfdons.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2856&path=wsoc|website=usfdons}}

She spent two years not playing football due to an ankle injury before joining Danish club Boldklubben af 1893 in 2018.{{cite web|title=Leticia Torres signs in Boldklubben af 1893 of the First Division of Denmark|url=https://twitter.com/RumboaPrimeraCL/status/1022110927087443968|website=@RumboaPrimeraCL}}{{cite web |title=Otra chilena a Europa: Leticia Torres vuelve al fútbol después de dos años lesionada y llega a Dinamarca |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/cl/grafico-chile/2018/07/25/leticia-torres-dinamarca.html |website=Publimetro Chile |access-date=12 July 2023 |language=es |date=25 July 2018}}

International career

She was captain of the U17 team, who was the first team to qualify to a World Cup in 2010. She was captain on the U20 teams in 2012 and 2014 and was part of the full team that participated in the Copa America in 2014.{{cite web |last1=Guerra |first1=Felipe |title=Leticia Torres: La capitana de La Roja Femenina Sub 17 en el Mundial 2010 |url=https://www.laroja.cl/new/leticia-torres-la-capitana-de-la-roja-femenina-sub-17-en-el-mundial-2010 |website=www.laroja.cl |publisher=FFCh |access-date=12 July 2023 |language=es |date=30 May 2020}}

Personal life

Her grandfather, Jaime Mandiola, was a top goalscorer at the Universidad Católica youth ranks.

Honours

Chile

South American Games Silver medal: 2014{{cite web |title=SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014 |url=https://www.anfp.cl/noticia/20552/seleccion-femenina-sella-con-plata-su-inolvidable-incursion-en-santiago-2014 |website=ANFP |access-date=10 November 2023 |language=es |date=17 March 2014}}