Fernanda Pinilla

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

Fernanda Paz Pinilla Roa (born 6 November 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil side León and the Chile women's national team.

Fernanda Pinilla

Pinilla with Universidad de Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Fernanda Paz Pinilla Roa
Date of birth	(1993-11-06) 6 November 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Puente Alto, Santiago, Chile[2]
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s)	Fullback, centre back, defensive midfielder[3][2]
Team information
Current team	León
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Audax Italiano [es]
2017–2018	Universidad de Chile
2018–2019	Córdoba [es]
2019–2020	Santa Teresa	3	(0)
2020–2023	Universidad de Chile
2024–	León	0	(0)
International career‡
2010	Chile U17	1	(0)
2017–	Chile	16	(0)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Chile Pan American Games 2023 Santiago Team South American Games 2014 Santiago Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 September 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:00, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

On 21 June 2019, Pinilla signed with Spanish Primera División B side Santa Teresa CD.^[2]

In 2024, she moved to Mexico and signed with León.^[4]

International career

Pinilla represented Chile at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She was a last minute replacement for injured Ana Gutiérrez taking her place at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[5]

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,^[6] where Chile won the silver medal.^[7]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 October 2023	Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile	Mexico	1–0	1–3	2023 Pan American Games
2.	25 October 2024	CHUBB Arena, Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Personal life

She has a BA in Physics at the University of Chile.^[8]

In June 2022, she married Grace Lazcano, a sport journalist working for ESPN Chile.^[9]

Political views

In 2019, she joined Social Convergence, left-wing political party.^[10]

Honours

Universidad de Chile

• Primera División (2): 2016 Apertura ^[es], 2021 ^[es]

Chile

• South American Games Silver medal: 2014
• Copa América Runner-up: 2018
• Turkish Women's Cup: 2020
• Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

Individual

• Premios FutFem - Best Full-back: 2022^[11]