Yenny Acuña

Yenny Acuña
	Yenny Acuña with Chile in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios
Date of birth	18 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Iquique, Chile
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Internacional
Senior career*
Years	Team
2017–2019	Deportes Iquique [es]
2020–2023	Santiago Morning
2023	Bahia
2024–	Internacional
International career‡
2021–	Chile
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Chile
Pan American Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2023

Yenny Andrea Acuña Berrios (born 18 May 1997) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brazilian Série A1 club Internacional and the Chile women's national team.

Club career[edit]

Acuña started her career on Deportes Iquique^[es]. After 2020 campaign and scoring 19 goals, Acuña joined to Santiago Morning.^[2] She scored the first goal, a "Rabona" shoot, in the 2020 Chilean final against Universidad de Chile, was victory for Morning 2-0.^[3]

In February 2023, she joined Brazilian club Bahia.^[4] In November of the same year, she switched to Internacional.^[5]

International career[edit]

Acuña made her senior debut on 13 April 2021 in a 0-0 draw against Cameroon for the Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs Women.^[6]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,^[7] where Chile won the silver medal.^[8]

International goals[edit]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	23 September 2023	Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile	New Zealand	2–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	5 December 2023	Estadio Municipal de La Cisterna, Santiago, Chile	Peru	5–0	6–0	Friendly

Honours[edit]

Chile

Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

References[edit]

^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Yenny Acuña, nueva jugadora de Santiago Morning: "Es un privilegio jugar en este club"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ Concepción, Diario. "VIDEO El golazo de rabona que le dio el título a Santiago Morning femenino". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "La iquiqueña Yenny Acuña fue oficializada como nueva jugadora del Bahía de Brasil". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ @guriascoloradasoficial (29 November 2023). "𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐘𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲! ✍️" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Instagram.
^ "LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Yenny Acuña at Soccerway

[1] "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[2] "Yenny Acuña, nueva jugadora de Santiago Morning: "Es un privilegio jugar en este club"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[3] Concepción, Diario. "VIDEO El golazo de rabona que le dio el título a Santiago Morning femenino". Diario Concepción (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[4] "La iquiqueña Yenny Acuña fue oficializada como nueva jugadora del Bahía de Brasil". SoyChile (in Spanish). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[5] @guriascoloradasoficial (29 November 2023). "𝐁𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐚, 𝐘𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐲! ✍️" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 November 2023 – via Instagram.

[6] "LAROJA.CL - El sitio oficial de la Selección Chilena de Fútbol". www.laroja.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 April 2021.

[7] "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[8] "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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