Rafa Ancheta

Rafa Ancheta
Personal information
Full name	Rafaela Medina Ancheta
Date of birth	2 January 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Real Brasília
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016	Estância Velha
2017–2019	Grêmio
2020	Granadilla
2021–	Real Brasília
International career‡
2019–	Uruguay
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019

Rafaela "Rafa" Medina Ancheta (born 2 January 1997) is a Brazilian-born Uruguayan footballer who plays as a centre-back for Real Brasília and the Uruguay women's national team.

Early life

Rafa Ancheta was born in Porto Alegre to Alfonso Medina and Gabriela Ancheta. She has a brother, Rodrigo, who is also a footballer.^[3]

Rafa Ancheta made her formal debut for Uruguay on 4 March 2019 in a 0–6 friendly loss against France.

Rafa Ancheta is the granddaughter of former Uruguayan international footballer Atilio Ancheta.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Rafa Ancheta at Soccerway
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Rafa Ancheta Meio Campo" (in português). Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
↑ "Otro Ancheta con la celeste". Urugol (in español). 7 August 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2020.

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Personal information
Full name	Rafaela Medina Ancheta^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 28)^[1]^[2]
Place of birth	Porto Alegre, Brazil^[2]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder^[1]^[2]
Team information
Current team	Real Brasília
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Estância Velha
2017–2019	Grêmio
2020	Granadilla	0	(0)
2021–	Real Brasília	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019–	Uruguay	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 October 2019