Llanka Groff

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Groff and the second or maternal family name is Díaz.
Llanka Groff
Personal information
Full name Llanka Montserrat Groff Díaz
Date of birth (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth La Serena, Chile
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Universidad de Chile
Number 10
Youth career
Deportes La Serena [es]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Deportes La Serena [es]
2019– Universidad de Chile 100 (9)
International career‡
2022 Chile U20 4 (0)
2024– Chile 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 March 2024

Llanka Montserrat Groff Díaz (born 5 November 2002) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universidad de Chile in the Chilean Primera División and the Chile women's national team.

Club career[edit]

Born in La Serena, Chile, Groff began her career with the women's team of Deportes La Serena. At the age of twelve, she became the youngest player in the national under-17 championship at the same time she played for the senior team.[2]

In 2019, she joined Universidad de Chile, winning the league title in 2021.[3] In December 2023, she renewed her contract for two seasons.[4] Wearing the number 6 until the 2023 season, she changed it for the number 10 since the 2024 season.[5]

International career[edit]

Groff represented Chile at under-20 level in the 2022 South American Championship.[6]

She was included in the Chile under-20 squad for the 2022 South American Games, however her club, Universidad de Chile, did not give her in.[7][8]

At senior level, she received her first call up for the matches against Jamaica on 23 and 27 February 2024[9] and made her debut in the first match, a 5–1 win.[10] She also entered in the second match, a 1–0 win.[11]

Personal life[edit]

She studies engineering in information systems and management control at the University of Chile.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Llanka Groff". livefutbol.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Conozca a Llanka Groff Díaz". www.facebook.com (in Spanish). Club Deportes La Serena. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Ferrer, Consuelo (13 December 2021). "Rector Vivaldi recibió al equipo femenino de fútbol para celebrar su triunfo en el campeonato nacional". uchile.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Llanka Groff se queda en las Leonas y firma su primer contrato profesional". www.udechile.cl (in Spanish). 18 December 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  5. ^ "La U femenina tiene nueva 10: Destacada jugadora azul cambiará de número para esta temporada". www.soyazul.cl (in Spanish). 12 February 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  7. ^ Molina, Geraldine (4 October 2022). "Llanka Groff es baja de la Roja Sub-20 para los Odesur". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  8. ^ Molina, Geraldine (4 October 2022). "Polémica: Universidad de Chile baja a Llanka Groff de la Roja femenina Sub 20 para los Odesur 2022". RedGol (in Spanish).
  9. ^ Molina, Geraldine (23 February 2024). "Las seis jugadoras de La Roja que podrían hacer su debut vs Jamaica". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ Molina, Geraldine (23 February 2024). "La Roja golea a Jamaica en el primer amistoso de febrero". Contragolpe (in Spanish).
  11. ^ Fuentealba, Rodrigo (28 February 2024). "La Roja femenina vuelve a imponerse a Jamaica en amistoso internacional". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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