Paula Valdivia

Paula Valdivia
Personal information
Full namePaula Valdivia Drayer
Born (1997-06-05) 5 June 1997
Sport
SportField hockey
ClubZehlendorfer Wespen
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
–2024 Manquehue - -
2024– Zehlendorfer Wespen - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016– Chile 18 -
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Chile
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 Lancaster
Silver medal – second place2022 Santiago
FIH Nations Cup
Bronze medal – third place2023–24 TerrassaTeam
South American Games
Bronze medal – third place2018 CochabambaTeam

Paula Valdivia Drayer (born 5 June 1997) is a Chilean field hockey player.[1] She plays for German club Zehlendorfer Wespen.

Career

Club hockey

In August 2024, Valdivia moved to Germany to play for Zehlendorfer Wespen.[2][3]

National team

Valdivia has represented Chile at both senior and junior levels, making her debut for both teams in 2016.[4]

In 2016, Valdivia represented the Chile national junior team at the 2016 Junior World Cup, where the team finished in 11th place.[5]

Valdivia was also part of the Chile team at the 2017 Pan American Cup. At the tournament, Chile recorded a historic 4–3 victory over the United States, entering the final for the first time.[6]

At the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, Valdivia was part of the Chile team that won a bronze medal.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Junior Damas". Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Diablas de exportación: 10 seleccionadas nacionales parten al hockey extranjero". chilehockey.cl (in Spanish). 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Las 10 figuras de Chile que dieron el salto a Europa". Diario AS (in Spanish). 14 August 2024. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Junior Damas". Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Césped. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Statistics". FIH. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  6. ↑ "Chile stun hosts United States to set up Pan American Hockey Cup final with holders Argentina". Inside the Games. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. ↑ "VALDIVIA Paula". FIH. Retrieved 10 June 2018.