Carla Guerrero

Carla Guerrero
Guerrero with Chile in 2018
Personal information
Full name Carla Valentina Guerrero Puelle
Date of birth (1987-12-23) 23 December 1987
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
Universidad de Concepción
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Universidad de Chile
2009 Everton
2010–2017 Colo Colo
2018 Santa Fe
2018–2020 Rayo Vallecano 7 (0)
2020–2025 Universidad de Chile
2026 Universidad de Concepción
International career‡
2006–2023 Chile 84 (6)
2015 Chile (futsal)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Chile
South American Games
Silver medal – second place2014 SantiagoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 August 2026

Carla Valentina Guerrero Puelle[a] (born 23 December 1987) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Universidad de Concepción. She is nicknamed "La Jefa" (The Boss) due to her strong leadership in the pitch.

Career

In 2018, Guerrero joined Colombian club Santa Fe.[2]

She spent six consecutive seasons with Universidad de Chile from 2020 to 2025.[3]

In January 2026, Guerrero joined Universidad de Concepción.[4]

On 20 August 2026, Guerrero announced her retirement at the end of the 2026 season.[5]

International career

Guerrero represented the Chile national futsal team in the 2015 Copa América de Futsal Femenina.[6]

Personal life

She studied Physical Education at the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.[7]

Honors

Everton

Colo-Colo

  • Primera División (13): 2010, 2011 Apertura, 2011 Clausura, 2012 Apertura, 2012 Clausura, 2013 Apertura, 2013 Clausura, 2014 Apertura, 2014 Clausura, 2015 Apertura, 2016 Clausura, 2017 Apertura, 2017 Clausura
  • Copa de Campeonas (3): 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Copa Libertadores (1): 2012

Universidad de Chile

Chile

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guerrero and the second or maternal family name is Puelle.

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ Comunicaciones, Compañia Chilena de. "La seleccionada nacional Carla Guerrero partió a Independiente Santa Fe de Colombia". alairelibre.cl.
  3. ↑ García, Javiera (26 December 2025). "Impacto en el fútbol femenino: ídola de U. de Chile anuncia su salida del club". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
  4. ↑ Jeria, Diego (14 January 2026). "Carla Guerrero es refuerzo: su nuevo equipo tras dejar U de Chile". RedGol (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  5. ↑ Reyes, Luis (20 August 2026). "Figura histórica de la Roja se retira del fútbol: "Nunca imaginé que llegaría este día…"". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Selección chilena femenina de futsal". Partidos de La Roja (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "La acaparadora de medallas" (in Spanish). La Tercera. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "SELECCIÓN FEMENINA SELLA CON PLATA SU INOLVIDABLE INCURSIÓN EN SANTIAGO 2014". ANFP (in Spanish). 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "IFFHS WOMAN TEAM - CONMEBOL - OF THE DECADE 2011-2020". IFFHS. 26 January 2021.
  10. ↑ "Todos los ganadores de los Premios Contragolpe 2021". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2024.