Fernanda Andrea Ramírez Mellado (born 30 August 1992) is a Chilean

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who plays as a defender for .

Early life

Ramírez was raised in

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College career

Ramírez played soccer in University of Cumberlands and

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, both at NAIA level.

Club career

Ramírez debuted for Audax Italiano in 2018. She played in

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in 2019 and won the 2019 National Championship with "Chago". Ramírez joined Universidad de Chile in 2020. She scored her first goal against Universidad Católica in 2021 season. From 2022 to 2024, Ramírez played for

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. In 2025, Ramírez joined .

International career

Ramírez was called to

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's senior squad as a replacement for the injured Carla Guerrero on 29 November 2020. She was included in the 22-player squad for the Olympics Intercontinental Play-offs against

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in Apr 2021. Ramírez made her senior debut in a friendly against

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on 10 Jun 2021 where their team lost 0-1 to the Slovaks. She represented Chile at the

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, where Chile won the silver medal.

Honours

Santiago Morning * Primera División (1): Universidad de Chile * Primera División (1): Colo-Colo * Primera División (2): , Chile *

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Silver Medal:

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Individual * Premios Contragolpe - Ideal Team:

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* Premios FutFem - Best Centre-back:

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References

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Fernanda Ramírez
at PartidosdeLaRoja.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramirez, Fernanda 1992 births Living people Footballers from Santiago, Chile Chilean women's footballers 21st-century Chilean sportswomen Women's association football defenders Cumberlands Patriots athletes Central Methodist Eagles women's soccer players Audax Italiano footballers Santiago Morning (women) footballers Club Universidad de Chile (women) footballers Colo-Colo (women) footballers Club Deportivo Universidad Católica footballers Chile women's international footballers Footballers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Chile Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists in football Pan American Games silver medalists for Chile Pan American Games footballers for Chile Chilean expatriate women's footballers Chilean expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States