Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leidy Johanna Aspirlla Solís[1] | ||
Date of birth | 18 April 1997[1] | ||
Date of death | 19 May 2019 (aged 22) | ||
Place of death | Valle del Cauca, Colombia | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Orsomarso | |||
International career | |||
2013–14 | Colombia U17 | (1) | |
2016 | Colombia | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leidy Johanna Asprilla Solís (18 April 1997 – 19 May 2019) was a Colombian footballer who played as a forward. She played for the women's team of Orsomarso and also represented Colombia at the under-20 level, earning several caps.
Aspirlla was reported missing on 19 May 2019 while on her way to a training session in Palmira. Her body was found several days later on a nearby highway near her motorcycle.[2] Local police announced that she had died in a traffic accident, rather than a kidnapping or murder as previously assumed.[3]
Aspirlla represented Colombia at several youth tournaments, including the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[4] At the 2013 South American U-17 Women's Championship, she scored the lone goal against Brazil in a group stage match. She suffered a knee injury in 2016 that kept her out of consideration for the Colombian team, but returned to the under-20 team the following year.[5]