Sintia Cabezas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sintia Vanesa Cabezas Vanegas | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 2006 | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Levante UD (on loan from the San Diego Wave) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | América de Cali | ||
| 2025– | San Diego Wave | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Lexington SC (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Levante UD (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Colombia U20 | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025 | |||
Sintia Vanesa Cabezas Vanegas (born 1 May 2006) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga F club Levante UD, on loan from San Diego Wave FC. She has represented Colombia at the youth international level.
Club career
Cabezas grew up in Cali. In 2022, she said she aspired to play at the college level in the United States and French club Paris Saint-Germain.[1] Cabezas played for Colombian Women's Football League club América de Cali from 2022 to 2024,[2] with the club choosing not to renew her contract ahead of the 2025 season.[3]
On 20 January 2025, the NWSL's San Diego Wave FC announced that they had signed Cabezas on a two-year contract and would loan her to USL Super League club Lexington SC for the year.[2] Cabezas made five appearances with Lexington as the team finished at the bottom of the USL Super League table.[4] On 18 July 2025, the Wave loaned Cabezas out once again, this time on a season-long spell with Spanish club Levante UD.[5]
International career
Cabezas debuted for Colombia's under-20 team when she was 16.[2] She helped them qualify for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, playing all seven games and starting five at the 2022 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship as they finished runner-up to Brazil.[4] Two years later, she started all nine games during the 2024 South American Under-20 Women's Football Championship, where they finished in third place. Colombia hosted the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where Cabezas played every minute of regulation for the team, helping them top their group with three shutout wins.[4] In the round of 16, she assisted Linda Caicedo in a 1–0 win against South Korea,[6] before they were eliminated on penalties after a 2–2 draw against the Netherlands.[7]
References
- ^ "Sintia Cabezas, del oriente de Cali a brillar en la Selección Colombia Femenina" (video) (in Spanish). Telepacífico. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2025 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b c "San Diego Wave FC Sign 18-Year-Old Colombian Defender Sintia Cabezas". San Diego Wave FC. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ Duque, Juan David (14 January 2025). "América de Cali Femenino se refuerza para el 2025: estos son sus refuerzos". Noticiero 90 Minutos (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ a b c Sintia Cabezas at Soccerway
- ^ "Sintia Cabezas se une a las filas del Levante UD Femenino en calidad de cedida". Levante UD (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Golazo especial para Linda en Mundial Sub 20: en su tierra, ante su gente..." (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. 12 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
- ^ "How Colombia can take positives from defeat on home soil". FIFA. 15 September 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
External links
- Sintia Cabezas at Soccerway.com
- Sintia Cabezas at San Diego Wave FC
- Sintia Cabezas at Lexington SC