Daniela Montoya

Daniela Montoya Quiroz (born 22 August 1990) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Série A1 Feminina club Grêmio and the Colombia national team.

Montoya has played in Colombia, Galicia, Spain, Bahrain and Brazil. She represented her country at the 2011, 2015 and 2023 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup, as well as at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Montoya competed at the 2019 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship for Bahraini club Riffa SC, scoring once in four matches.

On 3 February 2025, Montoya signed a contract until the end of December 2025, with an automatic renewal upon completion of certain goals, with Grêmio.

International career At the 2015 World Cup in Canada, Montoya's goal in a 1–1 draw with Mexico was described as one of the best goals of the tournament. She was not selected in the Colombian squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, after criticizing the Colombian Football Federation for its failure to pay the team's contractual bonuses at the previous year's World Cup.

On 14 July 2016, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Montoya was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina.

On 3 July 2022, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2022 Copa América Femenina, which Colombia finished as runners-up.

On 4 July 2023, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Montoya was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.

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

In October 2025, Montoya came off the bench and scored in two consecutive international matches, against Peru on the 24th and Ecuador on the 28th.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 November 2014 Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez, Boca del Río, Mexico 1–0 1–0 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games 2. 9 June 2015 Moncton Stadium, Moncton, Canada 1–1 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 3. 4 April 2018 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile 2–0 7–0 2018 Copa América Femenina 4. 8 July 2022 Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia 1–0 4–2 2022 Copa América Femenina 5. 3–1 6. 5 December 2023 Estadio Metropolitano de Techo, Bogotá, Colombia 1–0 1–0 Friendly 7. 13 July 2024 Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena, Colombia 1–2 1–2 8. 22 July 2025 Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, Quito, Ecuador 1–0 8–0 2025 Copa América Femenina 9. 3–0 10. 24 October 2025 Estadio Atanasio Girardot, Medellín, Colombia 2–1 4–1 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina 11. 28 October 2025 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador 2–1 2–1

Honours Individual Copa América Femenina Best XI: 2022