Yoreli Rincón

She previously played professional football for clubs in Brazil, Sweden and United States. Rincón debuted for the Colombia women's national football team in 2010 and was included in the national team for the 2012 London Olympics, as well as the FIFA Women's World Cup in 2011 and 2015.

Yoreli Rincón

Personal information
Full name	Hazleydi Yoreli Rincón Torres
Date of birth	(1993-07-27) 27 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Piedecuesta, Colombia
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Atlético Nacional
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Tolima
2008–2010	Bogotá
2012–2013	XV de Piracicaba
2013	Malmö	12	(1)
2014	New Jersey Wildcats	9	(6)
2015	Torres
2015–2016	Avaldsnes	10	(2)
2017	Patriotas
2018	Atlético Huila
2019	Iranduba	9	(0)
2019	Atlético Junior
2019	→ Al-Riffa (loan)	0	(0)
2020–2021	Inter Milan	16	(0)
2021–2023	Sampdoria	37	(6)
2023–	Atlético Nacional
International career‡
2008	Colombia U17
2010–2012	Colombia U20	8+	(4)
2010–	Colombia	49	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:24, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Born in Piedecuesta, Rincón began playing football in the Colombian league at age 12, winning the national league with Tolima in 2007. She made a verbal commitment to join Indiana University to play collegiate soccer beginning in 2011, but backed out to embark on a professional career.

At age 18, Rincón signed a one-year contract with Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino club XV de Piracicaba after being recommended by fellow Colombian footballer Freddy Rincón.

In January 2013 Rincón made a transfer to Swedish Damallsvenskan team LdB FC Malmö. With Malmö she started two of 12 appearances in 2013 and scored once, against Piteå IF, as the club recaptured their league title. After that first season Rincón was released by Malmö, for economic reasons.

Rincón was invited to Western New York Flash's preseason training camp in March 2014. She joined New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League for the 2014 season. Rincón intended to gain experience, adapt to the American style of soccer and ultimately win a move to the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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

Rincón has played as a midfielder for the Colombia women's national football team, scoring five goals as Colombia finished as runners-up in the 2010 Sudamericano Femenino and helping her team qualify for its first ever FIFA Women's World Cup finals. She also played for Colombia at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup finals.

She was also named in the Colombian squad for the 2012 Olympics. Colombia were beaten in all three group matches as the team's coach controversially omitted Rincón, accusing her of arriving at the tournament in poor condition. Rincón played at her second FIFA Women's World Cup in 2015. In July 2016, team captain Rincón, "widely considered Colombia's best player", broke her leg and was ruled out of the 2016 Olympics.

Rincón is bisexual. She was in a relationship with a man called Alejandro González, but is now dating with Venezuelan female footballer Jaylis Oliveros.

Individual

• IFFHS CONMEBOL Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020

• Profile at Futbol Femenino en Colombia
• Yoreli Rincón – FIFA competition record (archived)