María Fernanda Zúñiga

María Fernanda Zúñiga Cifuentes (born 12 September 1997) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Unión Española (women).

Club career
As a child, Zúñiga played against male players at both her neighbourhood and SIFUP, the trade union of professional football players in Chile.

At club level, she began her career with Club Deportivo Palestino (women) from 2015 to 2018.

In 2019, she switched to Universidad de Chile, signing her first professional contract in February 2022.

In 2023, she moved to Argentina and joined Estudiantes de La Plata in the Primera División A, making her debut against Club Atlético Estudiantes (women). The next season, she returned to Chile and joined Unión Española (women).

International career
Having taken part in several trials with the Chile national team at youth level since 2011, she represented the under-17's in the 2013 South American Championship and the under-20's in the 2015 South American Championship.

Personal life
She is nicknamed Paco or Pakito.