Yanara Aedo Muñoz

Yanara Katherine Nicole Aedo Muñoz (born 5 August 1993) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Campeonato Nacional Fútbol Femenino club Colo-Colo and the Chile women's national team.

Club career Aedo left Colo-Colo for American National Women's Soccer League team Washington Spirit in January 2015. She helped the club's reserve team win the 2015 USL W-League season championship, scoring twice in the 2–1 final win over Colorado Pride.

In September 2016, Aedo transferred to Spain's Primera División club Valencia CF Femenino. On 27 June 2017, the Washington Spirit announced that they had re-signed Aedo. She was placed on waivers by the Spirit on 21 June 2018.

On 13 July 2018 it was announced that Aedo was returning to Valencia CF Femenino, the club she had played with from 2016 to 2017. She left the Spanish club at the end of the season. After stints with Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano, Aedo returned to Chile to rejoin Colo-Colo, with Chilean outlets confirming the news on 6 September 2022.

International career In early September 2010, seventeen-year-old Aedo represented Chile at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Later that month, she was named in Chile's 20-player senior squad for the 2010 South American Women's Football Championship in Ecuador. She scored the opening goal in Chile's 3–1 win over Peru. Aedo scored three goals at the 2018 Copa América Femenina, where Chile qualified to a FIFA Women's World Cup for the first time in its history.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal.

Honours Colo-Colo Primera División (12): , , , , , , , , , , ,

Chile South American Games Silver medal: 2014 Copa América Runner-up: 2018 Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino: 2019 Turkish Women's Cup: 2020 Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

Individual Premios FutFem - The Best: 2023 Primera División Ideal Team: , Premios América Responde - El País Best Female Player of Chile: 2023, 2024

International goals Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 10 November 2010 Estadio Bellavista, Ambato, Ecuador 2010 South American Women's Football Championship 4 April 2018 Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile 2018 Copa América Femenina 12 April 2018 5–0 30 August 2019 Pacaembu Stadium, São Paulo, Brazil 2019 International Women's Football Tournament of City of São Paulo 8 October 2019 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile Friendly 7 March 2020 Starlight Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey 2020 Turkish Women's Cup 10 March 2020 Gold City Sport Complex, Alanya, Turkey 25 November 2021 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil 2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus 19 February 2022 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile Friendly 26 September 2023 Quilín Complex, Santiago, Chile 1–0 2–1 1 December 2023 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile 12 July 2024 Estadio Carfrem Ypané, Ypané, Paraguay 2 December 2025 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League