Yoana Peralta
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoana Peralta Fernández | ||
| Date of birth | 1999 (age 26–27) | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vaughan Azzurri B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Club Uruguay Toronto | |||
| El Salvador Toronto | |||
| Glen Shields FC | |||
| 2014–2015 | King City SC | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | York Lions | 20 | (0) |
| 2021 | Seneca Sting | 5 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Aurora FC | 2 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Vaughan Azzurri | 12 | (2) |
| 2022 | Einherji | 13 | (5) |
| 2023–2025 | Vaughan Azzurri | 38 | (4) |
| 2026– | Vaughan Azzurri B | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2023 | Dominican Republic | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 16, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 9, 2023 | |||
Yoana Peralta Fernández (born 1999) is a footballer who plays Vaughan Azzurri in the Ontario Premier League. Born in Canada, she plays for the Dominican Republic national team.
Early life
Peralta began playing youth soccer in Canada with Club Uruguay Toronto, before later playing with El Salvador Toronto, Glen Shields FC, and King City SC.[1]
College career
In 2017, she began attending York University, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] She started three games in her rookie season, before an injury ended her season.[3] She appeared in all of her team's matches in her second season.[3]
In 2021, she began attending Seneca College, where she played for the women's team.[4]
Club career
In 2017, Peralta played with Aurora FC in League1 Ontario.[5]
In 2019 and 2021 (the 2020 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[6][7]
In January 2022, she signed a professional contract with Icelandic club Einherji in the second tier 1. deild kvenna.[8]
In 2023, she played with Vaughan Azzurri in League1 Ontario.[9]
International career
Peralta has Canadian, Dominican, and Uruguayan nationality.[8]
In 2021, Peralta was called up to the Dominican Republic national team. Peralta made her senior debut for the Dominican Republic on 25 October 2021 in a friendly against Bolivia.
She was again called up to the squad in April 2023 ahead of friendlies against Panama.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played August 4, 2024
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aurora FC | 2017[5] | League1 Ontario | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2019[6] | League1 Ontario | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 5 | ||
| 2021[7] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | ||
| Einherji | 2022[11] | 1. deild kvenna | 13 | 5 | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | |
| Vaughan Azzurri | 2023[9] | League1 Ontario | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2024[9] | League1 Ontario Premier | 15 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | !2 | 0 | 62 | 18 | ||
References
- ↑ "From Club Uruguay to the Dominican Republic National Soccer Team – Meet Yoana Peralta". Barrio. 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "2017 women's soccer season preview". York Lions. 24 August 2017.
- 1 2 "Yoana Peralta York Lions profile". York Lions.
- ↑ "Yoana Peralta Seneca profile". Seneca College.
- 1 2 "Yoana Peralta 2017 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Yoana Peralta 2019 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- 1 2 "Yoana Peralta 2021 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- 1 2 Aðalsteinn Ásgeirsson, Guðmundur (30 January 2022). "Einherji fær landsliðskonu frá Dómíníska lýðveldinu (staðfest)" [Einherji gets a national team member from the Dominican Republic (confirmed)]. Fótbolti (in Icelandic).
- 1 2 3 "Yoana Peralta 2023 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sedofútbol femenina llamó a 21 jugadoras para partidos ante la mundialista Panamá" [Women's Sedofútbol called 21 players for matches against the World Cup Panama]. El Nuevo Diario (in Spanish). 1 April 2023.
- ↑ Yoana Peralta at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
External links
- Yoana Peralta at KSÍ (in Icelandic)
- Yoana Peralta at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Dominican Republic women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Einherji players
- Dominican Republic women's international footballers
- Dominican Republic expatriate women's footballers
- Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland
- Dominican Republic people of Uruguayan descent
- Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent
- Soccer players from Toronto
- Sportswomen from Ontario
- Canadian women's soccer players
- York Lions women's soccer players
- Seneca Polytechnic alumni
- Canadian expatriate women's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Canadian people of Dominican Republic descent
- Canadian people of Uruguayan descent
- University and college women's soccer players in Canada
- Vaughan Azzurri (women) players
- Ontario Premier League (women) players
- Aurora FC (women) players
- 21st-century Canadian sportswomen
- 21st-century Dominican Republic sportswomen