Gisela Arrieta

Gisela Arrieta
Personal information
Full name Gisela Lisbeth Arrieta Betancourt[1]
Date of birth (1987-04-16) 16 April 1987[2][3]
Place of birth Valledupar, Colombia[4]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[5]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Volos F.C.
Number 11
Youth career
1992–1999 Gaviotas
2000–2004 Selección Cesar
2005–2007 Selección Tolima
2006–2007 Escuela Carlos Sarmiento Lora
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Graceland Yellowjackets 70 (72)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 UCAB Spirit
2008 Dragonas Oriente
2016–2018 Houston Aces
2016–2018 Elpides Karditsas
2018–2021 PAOK
2021–2022 Asteras Rethymnou 8 (10)
2022–2023 REA 18 (16)
2023–2024 AO Trikala 2011 14 (9)
2025–2026 SFK 2000 17 (12)
2026– Volos
International career‡
2005–2006 Colombia U20
2005–2010 Colombia 4+ (0+)
Managerial career
2013–2016 Graceland Yellowjackets Women (assistant)
2023–2024 Houston Aces (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 July 2026[6][7][8][9][10]
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2010.[11]

Gisela Lisbeth Arrieta Betancourt (born 16 April 1987) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder and a forward for Greek A Division club Volos F.C. and the Colombia national team.

College career

Arrieta attended Graceland University in the United States.[5]

Club career

Arrieta has played for UCAB Spirit in Venezuela, for Dragonas Oriente in Mexico, for Houston Aces in the United States and for Elpides Karditsas and PAOK in Greece.[12] At the beginning of the 2025-2026 season she signed for the Bosnia and Herzegovina champions, SFK 2000 Sarajevo.[13]

International career

Arrieta capped for Colombia at senior level during two Bolivarian Games editions (2005 and 2009) and two Copa América Femenina editions (2006 and 2010).[8]

Managerial career

During her time as a player in Mexico, Arrieta also coached the Instituto Oriente Arboleda.[14] In 2013, after graduating from Graceland University, she became the women's team assistant coach.[14]

Honours

Dragones Oriente
  • Campeón de Campeones (1): 2008[15]
Graceland Yellowjackets
  • HAAC women’s soccer tournament (3): 2009, 2010, 2012
Houston Aces
PAOK
SFK 2000
Colombia
Individual
  • All–HAAC First Team: 2011, 2012
  • HAAC Player of the Year: 2011
  • HAAC Offensive Player of the Year: 2011
  • NAIA All-America Second Team: 2012
  • UWS Golden Boot Award: 2018
  • UWS All-League First Team: 2018
  • UWS Southwest Conference First Team: 2018
  • UWS Southwest Conference Offensive Player: 2018

References

Notes

Citations

  1. ↑ "Selección Colombia Femenina, a un paso del oro Bolivariano". Colombian Football Federation (in Spanish). 23 November 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Player Statistics: Gisela ARRIETA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Gisela Lisbeth Arreta Betancourt | PAOK | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. ↑ ""No olvido mis inicios en las canchas de Valledupar": Gisela Arrieta". El Pilón (in Spanish). 10 July 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Gisela Arrieta 2012 Women's Soccer". Graceland University. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Arrieta Betancourt Gisela". nfsbih.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  7. ↑ "News & Updates". Houston Aces. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  8. 1 2 "'La Pibe' vallenata brilla en el fútbol griego". El Pilón (in Spanish). 26 October 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "# 23 Gisela Arrieta". sport-stats.mynaia.org. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "CONSIDERANDO" (PDF). concejodevalledupar.gov.co (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "La selección Colombia femenina igualó 1-1 con Chile en la Copa América". FutbolRed (in Spanish). 17 November 2010. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  12. ↑ "'La Pibe' vallenata es subcampeona en Grecia". El Pilón (in Spanish). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  13. ↑ "Gisela Arrieta Betancourt nova igračica SFK 2000 Sarajevo" [Gisela Arrieta Betancourt, new player of SFK 2000 Sarajevo]. www.instagram.com. sfk_2000_sarajevo (official club's instagram). 5 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
  14. 1 2 "Gisela Arrieta 2015 Women's Soccer". Graceland University. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Dragonas 1-0 Reinas Morelia... Dragonas Campeón de Campeonas de Superliga". mediotiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2026.


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