Nayely Bolaños

Nayely Nahomi Bolaños Vera (born 25 February 2003) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side León and the Ecuador women's national team.

Biography Bolaños learned to play football at the age of 10, participating in youth male football schools that were in her native Ventanas since she showed great conditions in the game. On countless occasions she had difficulties in these schools because the boys resisted a woman playing with them. This only made Bolaños take more courage to fight and win a place on the pitch. In 2016, at the age of 13 years, she debuted with the Club 7 de Febrero where she stayed for 3 years. At the beginning of 2019, María José Benítez, who is the coordinator of the El Nacional, spoke with Bolaños' parents so that she can be part of the Puras Criollas and thus play the nascent Superliga Femenina.

Club career Club 7 de Febrero Bolaños started playing at Club 7 de Febrero of Ventanas, where she played until 2018.

El Nacional In 2019, Bolaños signed for El Nacional, since then she has been the undisputed starter, scoring goals in important matches and being a figure in these matches, she also helped her team to be crowned champion of Superliga Femenina in 2020. Likewise, she was part of the women's national under-16, to compete in Torneo Evolución, which was organized by CONMEBOL in the city of Asunción.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 8 July 2022 Estadio Pascual Guerrero, Cali, Colombia 1–0 6–1 2022 Copa América Femenina 2. 6–1 3. 13 July 2024 Estadio Jaime Morón León, Cartagena, Colombia 2–0 2–1 Friendly 4. 25 October 2024 CHUBB Arena, Quito, Ecuador 1–1 1–1 5. 19 February 2025 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Eucador 1–0 4–1 6. 8 April 2025 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica 1–0 3–3 7. 2–1 8. 28 June 2025 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador 1–0 4–0 9. 4–0 10. 15 July 2025 Estadio Banco Guayaquil, Quito, Ecuador 2–0 3–1 2025 Copa América Femenina 11. 21 July 2025 1–0 1–2 12. 28 October 2025 Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, Quito, Ecuador 1–1 1–2 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina 13. 18 April 2026 Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito, Ecuador 1–0 1–0 14. 5 June 2026 Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile 2–1 2–1

Honours Club El Nacional Superliga Femenina: 2020 Cuenca Superliga Femenina: 2021