Cindy Novoa

Cindy Magalí Novoa Díaz (born 10 August 1995) is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a centre back for Club Universitario de Deportes and the Peru women's national team.

Cindy Novoa

Novoa representing Peru at the 2014 Copa América Femenina
Personal information
Full name	Cindy Magalí Novoa Díaz[1]
Date of birth	10 August 1995[1][2]
Place of birth	Amazonas, Peru[1]
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[3]
Position(s)	Centre back, midfielder[4]
Club information
Current team	Universitario
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sport Girls
	Universitario
2014	Deportivo Talleres
	Universitario
National team^‡
2013–2014[5]	Peru U-20	?	(0)
2014–	Peru	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 August 2019

Early life

Novoa disputes the ball with Ecuador's Carina Caicedo during the 2014 Copa América Femenina.

Novoa was raised in Achamal, Amazonas.[6][7]

International career

Novoa represented Peru at the 2014 South American U-20 Women's Championship.[4] At senior level, she played the 2014 Copa América Femenina and the 2019 Pan American Games.

References

1. Cindy Novoa – Ecuadorian Football Federation player profile
2. Cindy Novoa at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
3. "Lista de buena Fe" (PDF). Conmebol (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
4. "Perú" (PDF). Conmebol (in Spanish). 30 December 2013. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
5. Combe, Eduardo (26 July 2019). "Selección Peruana Femenina: ¿En qué selecciones menores jugaron las convocadas para Lima 2019?". Depor.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2019.
6. Quilca León, Marco (26 October 2019). "Alianza vs. Universitario: Conoce la historia de Cindy Novoa, una de las abanderadas de la lucha del fútbol femenino en el Perú". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
7. Closa, Andrea (29 April 2019). "Cindy Novoa, la volante de la Selección Peruana a la que de niña le prohibían jugar fútbol por ser mujer". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2019.