Linda Caicedo

Linda Lizeth Caicedo Alegría (born 22 February 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Colombia national team. Caicedo made her senior debut for América de Cali at the age of 14 in 2019, finishing that season as the Colombian league's top scorer and scoring the goal that won the club its first league title. She was diagnosed with ovarian cancer early in 2020, returned to football after chemotherapy, and won a second league title with Deportivo Cali in 2021 before finishing as joint top scorer of the 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina. She joined Real Madrid in February 2023, played in the Copa de la Reina final that May, and has since been a regular in their UEFA Women's Champions League campaigns; in November 2025 she extended her contract until 2031, and in July 2026 she was named one of the squad's four captains. At international level, Caicedo was named the best player of the 2022 Copa América Femenina, where Colombia finished as runners-up, and won the Silver Ball as captain of the under-17 side that lost the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup final to Spain. In 2023 she played at her third FIFA World Cup in less than a year, and her goal against Germany at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup was voted the Goal of the Tournament. She played at the 2024 Summer Olympics, scored in the 2025 Copa América Femenina final, and helped Colombia win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's Nations League in 2026, a campaign that also secured qualification for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her individual honours include the 2023 Golden Girl award, a ninth-place finish in the 2023 Ballon d'Or Féminin, selection to the 2024 FIFPRO Women's World 11 and the 2025 Trofeo EFE.

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