Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder (born 17 October 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for English club West Ham United and the Chile women's national team.

Camila Sáez
Sáez with Chile in 2019
Personal information
Full name Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Viña del Mar, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back[3]
Team information
Current team
West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Unión La Calera
2010 Everton [es]
2011 Cobreloa [es]
2012–2017 Colo-Colo
2018 Tacón
2018–2022 Rayo Vallecano 97 (8)
2022–2023 Alavés Gloriosas 29 (3)
2023–2024 Madrid CFF 28 (0)
2024– West Ham United 0 (0)
International career
2010 Chile U17 3 (0)
2011–2023 Chile 60 (4)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
South American Games
Silver medal – second place 2014 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:55, 13 June 2019 (UTC)

Club career

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As a player of CD TACON, she coincided with her compatriot Valentina Lefort.[4]

In the second half of 2024, Sáez signed with English club West Ham United.[5][6]

International career

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Sáez represented Chile at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. At the senior level, she scored two goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina,[7] where Chile qualified for a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games,[8] where Chile won the silver medal.[9] Following the semi-final match against the United States, she returned to her club, Madrid CFF.[10]

International goals

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Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2
6 April 2018 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile   Colombia
1–1
1–1
2018 Copa América Femenina
3
22 April 2018   Argentina
1–0
4–0
4
10 April 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey   Cameroon 1–0 2–1 2020 Summer Olympics qualification

Honours

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Chile

References

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  1. ^ Camila Sáez at Soccerway  
  2. ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Camila Alejandra Sáez Oyaneder | Primer equipo" (in Spanish). CD Tacón. Archived from the original on 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Camila Sáez es el nuevo refuerzo del Club Deportivo Tacón de la segunda división española". eldeportero.cl (in Spanish). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "West Ham United sign Chile international defender Camila Sáez". whufc.com.
  6. ^ Viluñir Silva, Jp (12 July 2024). "¡Histórica! Camila Sáez aterriza en el fútbol inglés como REFUERZO del West Ham". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Copa América Femenina - Ecuador 2014. Goleadoras". conmebol.com. 8 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Cumulative Statistics" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Medallists" (PDF). Santiago2023.org. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ^ ""Sentimientos encontrados": Camila Sáez tampoco jugará la final del fútbol femenino". www.24horas.cl (in Spanish). 24 Horas. 1 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ^ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
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