15 Best Argentina Women Football Players of All Time

15 Best Argentina Women Football Players of All Time

When Argentina is discussed in relation to football, many people immediately think of players like Football GOAT Lionel Messi. However, You probably had no idea that Argentina boasts a successful women’s national team as well as football heroes who have helped the nation become well-known worldwide. In the men’s team, Argentina currently holds the World Cup. The women’s team, having earned a spot in the World Cup, will make every effort to emulate what the men’s team achieved to win the trophy. In this context, we’ll take a look at some of the Top 15 Women’s Football Players from Argentina. Some of our players are legendary, while others are still active today. Let’s examine them.

1. Laurina  Oliveros

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We start our list by examining Laurina, a short stopper from Argentina. She is a goalkeeper for Boca Juniors and the Argentina women’s national team.  Oliveros represented Argentina in both the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and the 2010 South American U-17 Women’s Championship.

She received her first senior-level call-up to the national team in 2011, but she was never the first or second choice for the Argentine goal; instead, Elisabeth Minnig and, more recently, Vanina Correa were the ones who actually played the matches.

Oliveros was a member of the Argentine teams that participated in the 2014 and 2018 Copa América Femeninas as well as the Pan American Games in 2011. She is now firmly established as the first option and game starter. She will be expected to contribute significantly as they prepare for the World Cup and play Italy in their opening game.

2. Agustina Barroso

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The squad desperately needs a central defender who is strong, sturdy, and clever. The squad’s strength is determined by the center back. Agustina, a center-back for Argentina, is a very reliable player.

She is an Argentine professional football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and SE Palmeiras of the Brazilian Série A1 league. In the English FA Women’s Premier League Northern Division, Barroso had previously played for Fylde Ladies.

Argentina’s representative at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was Barroso. She competed at the senior level in two Pan American Games (2011 and 2015) and two Copa América Femenina (2014 and 2018). She will be present to guarantee that her teams fight to the latter end to bring home the World Cup as they advance.

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3. Eliana Stábile

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Left backs are important players that support both offense and defense. With long passes, they support the strikers or the midfielders. Eliana is one of the players who do this.

She is an Argentine professional football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and Santos FC in the Brazilian Série A1 league as a left-back. Guillermo Stábile, a legend in Argentine football, is not related to her.

Stábile represented Argentina in the 2018 Copa América Femenina and scored two goals against Panama in the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off to help the team advance to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She will play a significant role in the upcoming World Cup competitions.

4. Milagros  Menéndez

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Argentina brags about having a more dependable forward who scores the ball if the opposition fumbles for a minute. Since her conversion, she has become a phenomenal player. Milagros, a forward for the Racing club, has been a member of the Argentina women’s national team since 2018.

She has previously played for Spanish Segunda División Pro clubs Granada CF and Elche CF. Argentina’s senior team decided to send Menéndez to the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup.

She scored her first goal for her country on June 19 of that year, while playing Scotland in a 3-3 group stage draw. Milagros will be a player to watch as they train for the Women’s World Cup because she will be in charge of the offense.

5. Dalila Ippolito

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By omitting the key midfielder for Argentina’s team, the list would have little impact. Dalila is the name she goes by. Have you seen how well she makes plays and makes passes? She is definitely a class.

She is an Argentine football player who competes for both the Argentina national team and the Serie A club Parma as a midfielder. Ippolito was added to Argentina’s roster for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France on May 22.

She participated in a match against Uruguay on May 24, 2019, which Uruguay won 3-1. She is still making an impression in her profession, so look for her to participate in the upcoming World Cup competitions.

6. Yamila Rodriguez

Yamila will be known throughout the team for her embellished body covered in floral tattoos. The star is an Argentine professional football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and SE Palmeiras of the Brazilian Série A1 league.

Argentina’s representative at the 2015 South American U-20 Women’s Championship was Rodriguez. She will be in the front row to support her team’s offensive efforts as the team gets ready for the World Cup. Watch her perform the task at hand.

7.  Aldana Cometti

We are all aware of how important center-backs are to an Argentina team competing at the highest levels. The center backs to control the game’s overall tempo as well as the speed, size, and intensity of the strikers.

Aldana is a prominent businesswoman in Argentina. She is an Argentine professional football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and the Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF as a center-back. At the Copa América Femenina 2014, Cometti scored one goal.

We anticipate her to have a great performance at the upcoming World Cup because of her strong tackling and deep passes.

8. Mariana Larroquette

She is a right-back or winger for Club León of Liga MX Femenil and the Argentina national team. She is an Argentine professional football player. At both the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cups in 2008 and 2012, Larroquette represented Argentina.

Mariana competed at the senior level at the 2015 Pan American Games, the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and the 2014 and 2018 Copa América Femeninas, where she scored three goals in the former and two in the former. She’ll be a crucial component of the upcoming World Cup contests. She has the top spot in history.

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9. Lorena Benitez

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She is a Brazilian Série A1 club SE Palmeiras’ on-loan midfielder from Argentine side Estudiantes de Buenos Aires and a former futsal player. Lorena also plays for the Argentina women’s national team.

She was called up to the Albicelestes even though her father wanted her to represent the latter. She competed for Argentina in the South American U-20 Women’s Championship in 2015. On March 3, 2019, she made her senior debut for Argentina in a 0-2 friendly loss to New Zealand. It is expected that she will participate in the upcoming World Cup.

10. Estefania Banini

Now let’s take a look at some of the top forwards Argentina has produced over the history of the game. Banini is an Argentine professional football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and Spanish club Atlético Madrid in the Primera División.

Banini previously played for Valencia for one season, two seasons with the Spirit, and four seasons with Colo-Colo of the Chilean women’s football championship.

When Argentina’s women’s national team competed in their second World Cup in 2019, Banini served as the squad’s captain. She is frequently referred to as Argentina’s Marta and the female version of male football star Lionel Messi.

11. Fabiana Vallejos

Vallejos joined the Argentine national team during a pivotal time in the team’s history: she assisted in the country’s qualification for the 2003 FIFA Women’s World Cup in the United States. Argentina’s women’s team qualified for the World Cup for the first time.

She also took part in the Sudamericano Femenino in 2003 and the Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic in 2003. With the Argentine team, she won the title in 2006, edging off competitors from across the continent, Brazil, for the first time ever.

Additionally, Vallejos participated in each of Argentina’s three games during the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China. She is anticipated to play in the upcoming World Cup.

12. Sole Jaimes

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Florencia Argentine striker Soledad “Sole” Jaimes competes professionally for both the Argentina national team and the Brazilian club CR Flamengo. Argentina’s representative in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup was Jaimes. She competed in the 2015 Pan American Games, and two Copa América Femeninas (2014 and 2018), the latter of which she scored five goals in.

Jaimes, who had previously been a backup option, broke out as a regular starter in 2016 and led the league in goals scored with 18 in the 2017 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1. Due to this, she moved to the Chinese team Dalian Quanjian and played there for a year before joining Lyon. Given that she has gained this expertise in several leagues, it is worthwhile to include her.

13. Érica Lonigro

Grew up selling flowers and was born in the Las Flores neighborhood. Lonigro held a variety of jobs before concentrating on football, including working for a cleaning business. Early on, she took up the sport and grew up playing with future FIFA World Cup victor Ngel Correa.

She participated in the Sur Productora youth program while she was a teen. Lonigro has performed outside of Argentina in Paraguay. Before the 2019–20 season ended due to the Coronavirus epidemic, she made sixteen appearances and scored seventeen goals. The Argentine football player now represents Rosario Central as a striker.

14. Miriam Mayorga

Mayorga earned her senior debut for Argentina in the second leg of the CONCACAF-CONMEBOL play-off for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup against Panama in November 2018. In Bariloche, she began working for Luna Park.

The player from Argentina competes for Boca Juniors and the Argentina women’s national team as a defensive midfielder.

In the upcoming World Cup, having an experienced defensive midfielder will be essential. Miriam is rumored to be competing in the World Cup.

15. Adriana Sachs

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The last person on our list is an Argentine football player who competes for both the Argentina women’s national team and the Brazilian club Santos as a center-back.

In 2012, Sachs competed for Argentina in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. On March 16, 2014, she debuted as a senior. Argentina won the gold medal at the South American Games on that particular day.

Later, she represented the nation at the Pan American Games in 2015 and 2019 as well as two Copa América Femenina competitions (2014 and 2018). You can assess how much Adriana has given to Argentina football by looking at winning statistics. She will play a significant role in the upcoming World Cup competitions.

The aforementioned athletes rank among the greatest Argentine women’s footballers of all time. They will get ready to bring home the trophy as the men’s team did as they get ready for the World Cup. They have helped Argentina’s football industry develop. The players were included in the list after achieving important objectives and demonstrating key abilities.