Sofía Machado

Sofía Machado Paonessa (born 1 November 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from Chile,[2] who plays as a defender.[3]

Sofía Machado
Personal information
Full name Sofía Machado Paonessa
Born (1995-11-01) 1 November 1995
Santiago, Chile
Playing position Defense
Club information
Current club Universidad Católica
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Chile U–21 17 (4)
2017– Chile 11 (0)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Chile
Pan American Junior Championship
2016 TacariguaTeam

Personal life

Sofía Machado cites former Argentine international, Luciana Aymar, as being her sporting hero.[4]

Machado studied Physical Education and Health at Andrés Bello University.[4]

Career

Under–21

In 2016, Sofía Machado was a member of the Chile U–21 that won bronze at the Pan American Junior Championship in Tacarigua.[5] Later that year, she also represented Chile at the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, where the team finished 9th.[6]

Las Diablas

At the conclusion of her junior career, Machado debuted for Las Diablas in 2017 during a test event in Cape Town.[7]

Since her debut, Machado has been included in national teams for test matches but never major international tournaments.[7] In 2020, she was officially raised into the senior national squad.[3]

References
  1. "Team Details – Chile". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. "Conoce a los jugadores UC convocados por la Federación Chilena de Hockey Césped 2019". lacatolica.cl (in Spanish). Universidad Católica. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. "Selecciones Damas". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). Federación Chilena de Hockey Césped. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  4. "Sofía Machado, estudiante, hockista y entrenadora". zancada.com (in Spanish). Zancada. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "2016 Junior Pan American Championship (Women) – Chile". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. "Cruzadas Junior de talla mundial". lacatolica.cl (in Spanish). Universidad Católica. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. "MACHADO Sofía". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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