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Her story

The first through the door

Cote Rojas was the first Chilean woman signed to play professionally overseas. What followed was eight countries, four continents and a World Cup.

Studio portrait of Cote Rojas in the Chile national team shirt Chile, FIFA World Cup 2019
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  • FIFA World Cup
    player
  • Copa America
    finalist
  • Champions League
    player
  • Libertadores
    player
Position
Forward
Born
December 1987
National team debut
2005
8
Countries played in
4
Continents
18
Years with the national team, 2005 to 2023
1st
Chilean woman signed to a professional contract abroad

She left Chile in 2009 on a full football scholarship, finishing a business degree in the United States while playing college football and winning a championship along the way.

From there came Germany, Japan, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Cyprus and Australia. Almost two decades with the Chile national team ran alongside it, and in 2018 she scored the goal that carried Chile to their first ever World Cup.

She now lives in Adelaide and coaches on both sides of the Pacific, running programs in Australia and Chile.

Two continents, two of the hardest competitions there are

Champions League in Europe. Copa Libertadores in South America. Two of the toughest competitions in the world, on two different continents.

Cote Rojas celebrating a goal

Nobody showed me the way. Every door I went through, I had to find myself.

Cote Rojas
Career

Almost two decades,
one direction

2007

Valparaiso

Started at Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso, national champion in her first year.

2009

Left Chile

Recruited to UTSA in the United States on a full football scholarship. Finished her freshman year with a 4.0 GPA, then scored the winning goal in overtime for the first championship in UTSA history. Graduated in Business, 2014.

2014

Europe and Asia

Germany, Japan, Lithuania and the Czech Republic. Four leagues, four ways of playing, and a lot of learning the hard way.

2018

Copa America

Scored the 81st minute winner against Uruguay in front of 18,500 fans. The goal that sent Chile to their first ever World Cup.

2019

World Cup, France

Chile at a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time.

2022

Sydney FC

Won the A-League Women's Premiership with Sydney FC.

2022

UEFA Women's Champions League

Scored for Apollon Ladies in Cyprus against SFK Riga, becoming the first Chilean woman in history to score in the competition.

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2023

Melbourne City

Named the A-League Women's Fans' Player of the Year, a league-wide award voted by fans across the competition.

Honours

What she
has done

  • First Chilean woman signed to play professionally abroad
  • Eight countries across four continents
  • FIFA Women's World Cup, France 2019
  • Copa America 2018, scored in the qualifying campaign
  • Full football scholarship, United States
  • Founded the Academy in 2021

Qualifications

  • Master's in Sport Direction, Madrid
  • Business and Marketing Degree, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
  • Coaching Licence and Mentor
In pictures

On the grass

An academy session under floodlights
Cote Rojas celebrating in the Chile shirt
A junior squad at an academy session
Cote Rojas on the training pitch

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One to one, online or in Adelaide. One hour, and you leave knowing exactly what to work on.

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