Yezenia Gallardo

Yesenia Gallardo
Personal information
Full name Yesenia Yamilet Gallardo Martínez
Date of birth (1991-06-28) 28 June 1991[1][2]
Position Forward[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 La Habana
International career‡
2009–2010 Cuba U20 7 (8)
2010–2012 Cuba 10 (12)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 January 2012

Yesenia Yamilet Gallardo Martínez (born 28 June 1991), also known as Yezenia Gallardo,[3] is a Cuban former footballer who played as a forward. She capped for the Cuba women's national team until January 2012, when she defected while being in Vancouver, Canada during an international competitive tournament.[3]

International career

Gallardo capped for Cuba at senior level during the 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification and the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (and its qualification).[2]

International goals

List of international goals scored by Yezenia Gallardo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
1.11 May 2010Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago Puerto Rico1–04–32010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying qualification[4]
2.4–0
3.15 May 2010 Antigua and Barbuda1–06–1[5]
4.2–0
5.5–0
6.26 June 2010Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba Guyana1–01–0[6]
7.3 July 2010Providence Stadium, Georgetown, Guyana Guyana1–01–3[7]
8.29 June 2011Guillermo Prospero Trinidad Stadion, Oranjestad, Aruba Aruba1–06–02012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament qualification[8]
9.3–0
10.4–0
11.5–0
12.1 July 2011 Haiti1–11–1[9]

References

  1. 1 2 "CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Women 2012 by Concacaf". issuu. p. 9. Archived from the original on 17 September 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. 1 2 Yezenia Gallardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 Cancio Isla, Wilfredo (25 January 2012). "Futbolista cubana: "No nos permitían bajar al lobby del hotel"". Cafe Fuerte (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 June 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Futbolistas cubanas vencieron 4-3 a Puerto Rico en eliminatoria de CONCACAF". Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish). 13 May 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Cuba 6–1 Antigua and Barbuda - Women's World Cup Qualifying 2010". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Cuba 1-0 Guyana - Women's World Cup Qualifying 2010". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ "Guyana 3-1 Cuba - Women's World Cup Qualifying 2010". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ↑ "Aruba 0–6 Cuba - Women's Olympic Qualifying CONCACAF 2012". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Haiti 1–1 Cuba - Women's Olympic Qualifying CONCACAF 2012". CONCACAF. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2026.