Ryann Torrero

Ryan Danielle Torrero Rojas (born 1 September 1990), known as Ryann Torrero, is an American-born Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Santiago Morning and the Chile women's national team.[4]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Torrero and the second or maternal family name is Rojas.

Ryann Torrero
Torrero in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ryan Danielle Torrero Rojas[1][2]
Date of birth (1990-09-01) 1 September 1990[3]
Place of birth Burbank, California, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Santiago Morning
Number 23
Youth career
Real So Cal
0000–2008 Village Christian Crusaders
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Wyoming Cowgirls 2 (0)
2010–2012 Campbell Lady Camels 37 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Los Angeles Strikers
2015–2016 FC Neunkirch
2017 Santa Clarita Blue Heat
2018 Chicago Red Stars 0 (0)
2019– Santiago Morning
National team‡
2019– Chile 1 (0)
Teams managed
2017 – Pepperdine Waves (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:06, 27 December 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:06, 27 December 2019 (UTC)

Career

In high school, Torrero played for the Crusaders of Village Christian School, where she was the team captain as a senior and a two-time CIF first-team selection. She also played for the Real So Cal youth team, where she won the San Diego Surf Cup, the Coast Soccer League's Premier League and the Super Y League. In college, she played in two matches for the Wyoming Cowgirls in 2008. She took a medical redshirt for her 2009 season before transferring to Campbell University, where she played for the Lady Camels from 2010 to 2012.[5] She made 37 appearances for the Lady Camels, and was included in the Atlantic Sun All-Academic Team in 2010.[6]

Torrero has appeared for the Chile women's national team, including in a friendly match against Colombia on 16 May 2019.[7] She was included in Chile's squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, though she did not make an appearance.[1]

Torrero has also worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the Pepperdine Waves women's soccer team since 2017.[8]

Personal life

Torrero is a native of Burbank, California. Her father was born in Chicago and is of Spanish descent.[9] She was eligible to play for Chile through her mother, who emigrated from Santiago in her youth.[10] In 2016, Torrero was in a severe traffic collision on U.S. Route 101 near Camarillo, which put her career on hiatus after suffering head, back and hip injuries.[11] She also works as a model.[12]

References
  1. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: Chile" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 June 2019. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 June 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Nómina de jugadoras: CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019" [Squad list: CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2019] (PDF) (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 2019. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Ryan Danielle Torrero". California Birth Index. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. Ryann Torrero at Soccerway
  5. "Ryann Torrero". Campbell Lady Camels. Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  6. "2019 Campbell Women's Soccer Media Guide" (PDF). Campbell Lady Camels. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  7. "La Roja Femenina y Colombia animaron un entretenido duelo en el CDA" [La Roja women and Colombia held an entertaining duel at the CDA]. ANFP.cl (in Spanish). Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  8. "2017 Women's Soccer Roster". Pepperdine Waves. 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  9. Ryann Torrero, la arquera nacionalizada chilena que busca una oportunidad en la Roja Femenina on YouTube
  10. "One heart, two anthems". Where Is Football. Los Angeles. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  11. Baxter, Kevin (15 June 2019). "Her surreal journey: From a horrific car crash to modeling to the Women's World Cup". Los Angeles Times. Paris. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  12. "Santiago Morning ficha a arquera mundialista para la Copa Libertadores" [Santiago Morning signs World Cup goalkeeper for the Copa Libertadores]. El Dínamo (in Spanish). 9 October 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2019.


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