Lady Patricia Andrade Rodríguez (born 10 January 1992) is a Colombian professional

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who plays for Cruziero. She is an

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who can also play as a striker.

Club career

Andrade signed for Finnish Naisten Liiga club PK-35 Vantaa in the spring of 2013. She was signed by the Western New York Flash of the NWSL on 7 July 2015. She was waived by the Flash on 20 May 2016. In September 2016, she moved to Turkey and signed a three-year contract with 1207 Antalyaspor. In the first match of the Turkish First Football League's 2016–17 season, she scored two goals, and helped her team win the match 2–1. On 10 February 2017, She moved to the new Colombian Football League to play for Santa Fe, and won a championship. A season later she played for Atletico National and won the league again. On 16 July 2019, Andrade officially signed for

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in the Italian

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. She had originally joined the team in August 2018, but visa complications prevented her from being signed. On 7 July 2020, Andrade was announced at Deportivo La Coruña.

International career

Andrade has represented Colombia at the 2010 U-20 Women's World Cup, making 5 appearances and scoring one goal, at the 2011 Women's World Cup, making one appearance, at the 2015 Women's World Cup, making four appearances and scoring two goals, and at the

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, making five total appearances. In a group match at the 2012 Olympics against the United States, she punched opposition player

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in the right eye, resulting in a two-game ban. Andrade made her mark on the world stage during the 2015 Women's World Cup in

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. Andrade was Colombia's top scorer at the competition with two goals. On 14 July 2016, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the

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. On 4 July 2023, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the

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. Andrade was called up to the Colombia squad for the

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. On 5 July 2024, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the

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International goals

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andrade, Lady 1992 births Living people Women's association football midfielders Women's association football forwards Colombian women's footballers Footballers from Bogotá Colombia women's international footballers 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players Olympic footballers for Colombia Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Colombia Pan American Games gold medalists in football Footballers at the 2019 Pan American Games Liga F players Sporting de Huelva players PK-35 Vantaa (women) players National Women's Soccer League players Western New York Flash players 1207 Antalya Spor players Serie A (women's football) players AC Milan Women players Colombian expatriate women's footballers Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Finland Expatriate women's footballers in Finland Colombian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate women's footballers in Italy Deportivo de La Coruña (women) players Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games 21st-century Colombian sportswomen 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics