Laura de la Torre (footballer)

Laura Valentina de la Torre Tovar (born 7 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Brazilian club Minas Brasília. She can also operate as a defensive midfielder. Born in Colombia, she is a former youth international for Chile.

Club career
De la Torre came to the Universidad de Chile youth system at the age of eleven, winning three league titles at under-17 level. She made her professional debut with them and also has represented the university team, winning the national university championship by defeating Viña del Mar University in 2022.

In 2019, she switched to Santiago Morning and spent four seasons with them, winning the Primera División in 2019 and 2020. In addition, she took part in the 2021 Copa Libertadores.

In 2023, she moved to Brazil and joined Minas Brasília.

International career
She made her international debut with Chile at under-17 level in a friendly against Argentina on 9 February 2016. In the same year, she received her first call up to the senior team for the friendly against Uruguay on 28 August.

At under-20 level, she represented Chile in the 2018 South American Championship.

Personal life
Born in Suba, Bogotá, Colombia, de la Torre came to Chile at the age of five due to her father's job. She has lived in Santiago and Antofagasta.

She naturalized Chilean by residence in 2016.

Her older brother, Camilo, was with the Club Universidad de Chile youth ranks.

She graduated as a journalist at University of Chile and has worked for Contragolpe, a website about Chilean women's football.