Laura de la Torre (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de La Torre and the second or maternal family name is Tovar.
Laura de la Torre
Personal information
Full name Laura Valentina de la Torre Tovar
Date of birth (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999
Place of birth Suba, Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Santiago Morning
Youth career
2011–2016 Universidad de Chile
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 University of Chile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Universidad de Chile
2019–2022 Santiago Morning
2023–2024 Minas Brasília
2025 Real Brasília
2025– Santiago Morning
International career
2016 Chile U17
2018 Chile U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laura Valentina de la Torre Tovar (born 7 December 1999) is a footballer who plays as a defender for Santiago Morning. She can also operate as a defensive midfielder. Born in Colombia, she is a former youth international for Chile.

Club career

De la Torre came to the Universidad de Chile youth system at the age of eleven, winning three league titles at under-17 level.[2][3] She made her professional debut with them[4] and also has represented the university team, winning the national university championship by defeating Viña del Mar University in 2022.[5]

In 2019, she switched to Santiago Morning and spent four seasons with them, winning the Primera División in 2019 and 2020.[6][7] In addition, she took part in the 2021 Copa Libertadores.[8]

In 2023, de la Torre moved to Brazil and joined Minas Brasília.[9][10][11] In 2025, she switched to Real Brasília in the Série A1.[12]

In the second half of 2025, she returned to Chile and joined Santiago Morning.[13]

International career

She made her international debut with Chile at under-17 level in a friendly against Argentina on 9 February 2016. In the same year, she received her first call up to the senior team for the friendly against Uruguay on 28 August.[2]

At under-20 level, she represented Chile in the 2018 South American Championship.[14]

Personal life

Born in Suba, Bogotá, Colombia, de la Torre came to Chile at the age of five due to her father's job. She has lived in Santiago and Antofagasta.[2][15]

She naturalized Chilean by residence in 2016.[15]

Her older brother, Camilo, was with the Club Universidad de Chile youth ranks.[2]

She graduated as a journalist at University of Chile and has worked for Contragolpe, a website about Chilean women's football.[4][16]

References

  1. ^ "LAURA DE LA TORRE". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Loma-Osorio, Antonio (26 August 2016). "LAURA DE LA TORRE: "SIEMPRE ME HE SENTIDO CHILENA"". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  3. ^ Loma-Osorio, Antonio (5 June 2016). "UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE SE CORONA CAMPEÓN DEL APERTURA FEMENINO SUB 17". ANFP (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Maldonado, Víctor (8 December 2021). "Es periodista y jugará la final del Torneo ante la U: "Es difícil ese doble rol"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Selecciones U. de Chile ganan torneos del Campeonato Nacional Universitario en distintas disciplinas". University of Chile (in Spanish). 21 November 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  6. ^ López, Magdalena (14 January 2023). "Laura de la Torre deja el Chago para partir a Brasil". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ Dibán, Cristián (24 April 2021). "Los tricampeones del fútbol profesional chileno". ASIFUCH (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ "EQUIPOS PARTICIPANTES" (PDF). CONMEBOL Libertadores Femenina 2021 (in Spanish). CONMEBOL: 13. 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ Molina, Geraldine (10 April 2023). "Con una chilena entre sus filas: Este fin de semana comienza el Brasileirao Femenino A2". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ^ Molina, Geraldine (17 May 2023). "El resumen de las chilenas por el mundo del 12 al 15 de mayo". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  11. ^ Molina, Geraldine (10 August 2024). "Laura de la Torre se matricula con golazo en el debut de Candango". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  12. ^ Molina, Geraldine (27 February 2025). "Laura De la Torre cruza de vereda y ficha por Real Brasilia". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  13. ^ Molina, Geraldine (7 June 2025). "Laura De la Torre deja Brasil y es refuerzo de Santiago Morning". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Nóminas de Chile para Campeonatos Sudamericanos Femeninos Sub-20". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  15. ^ a b Rioseco, Felipe; Fernández, Denis (5 December 2016). "La nueva sangre mestiza de Chile". La Tercera (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  16. ^ "Laura De La Torre, Author at Contragolpe". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
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