Paula Valdivia
{{short description|Chilean field hockey player (born 1997)}}
{{for|the Spanish handball player|Paula Valdivia Monserrat}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Paula Valdivia
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Paula Valdivia Drayer
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1997|06|05}}
| birth_place = Chile
| height =
| position =
| currentclub = {{ill|Zehlendorfer Wespen|de}}
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| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2024
| clubs1 = Manquehue
| years2 = 2024–
| clubs2 = {{ill|Zehlendorfer Wespen|de}}
| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = Chile
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CHI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2023 Santiago|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Lancaster|}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Santiago|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Nations Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2023–24 Terrassa|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|South American Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Cochabamba|Team}}
}}
Paula Valdivia Drayer (born 5 June 1997) is a Chilean field hockey player.{{cite web |url=http://www.chilehockey.cl/selecciones/junior-damas/ |title=Junior Damas |publisher=Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped |accessdate=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530045327/http://www.chilehockey.cl/selecciones/junior-damas/ |archive-date=30 May 2019 |url-status=dead }} She plays for German club {{ill|Zehlendorfer Wespen|de|vertical-align=sup}}.
Career
=Club hockey=
In August 2024, Valdivia moved to Germany to play for {{ill|Zehlendorfer Wespen|de|vertical-align=sup}}.{{cite news |title=Diablas de exportación: 10 seleccionadas nacionales parten al hockey extranjero |url=https://chilehockey.cl/diablas-de-exportacion-10-seleccionadas-nacionales-parten-al-hockey-extranjero/ |access-date=13 January 2025 |work=chilehockey.cl |date=2024 |language=es}}{{cite news |title=Las 10 figuras de Chile que dieron el salto a Europa |url=https://chile.as.com/deporte_femenino/las-8-figuras-de-chile-que-dieron-el-salto-a-europa-n/ |access-date=13 January 2025 |work=Diario AS |date=14 August 2024 |language=es}}
=National team=
Valdivia has represented Chile at both senior and junior levels, making her debut for both teams in 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.chilehockey.cl/selecciones/junior-damas/ |title=Junior Damas |publisher=Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped |accessdate=10 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530045327/http://www.chilehockey.cl/selecciones/junior-damas/ |archive-date=30 May 2019 |url-status=dead }}
In 2016, Valdivia represented the Chile national junior team at the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished in 11th place.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/434#statistics |title=Statistics |publisher=FIH |accessdate=10 June 2018}}
Valdivia was also part of the Chile team at the 2017 Pan American Cup. At the tournament, Chile recorded a historic 4–3 victory over the United States, entering the final for the first time.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1053991/chile-stun-hosts-united-states-to-set-up-pan-american-hockey-cup-final-with-holders-argentina |title=Chile stun hosts United States to set up Pan American Hockey Cup final with holders Argentina |publisher=Inside the Games |accessdate=9 June 2018 }}
At the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Valdivia was part of the Chile team that won a bronze medal.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/14584 |title=VALDIVIA Paula |publisher=FIH |accessdate=10 June 2018}}
References
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{{Chile FHW Squad 2022 World Cup}}
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Category:Chilean female field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:South American Games gold medalists for Chile
Category:South American Games bronze medalists for Chile
Category:South American Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Competitors at the 2018 South American Games
Category:Competitors at the 2022 South American Games
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for Chile
Category:Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
Category:Chilean expatriate field hockey players
Category:Chilean expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Category:21st-century Chilean sportswomen
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