Giovanna Yun
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Giovanna Boram Yun Echevarría | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Wanderers | ||
| 2011–2012 | Nacional | ||
| 2013–2017 | River Plate | ||
| 2018–2019 | Nacional | ||
| 2019 | Peñarol | ||
| 2019–2020 | Real Murcia | ||
| International career | |||
| Uruguay | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Giovanna Boram Yun Echevarría (born 18 July 1992) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early life
Yun was born on 18 July 1992 in Montevideo, Uruguay. Born to a South Korean father and a Uruguayan mother, she has two brothers. At the age of ten, she moved with her family from Malvín, Uruguay to El Pinar, Uruguay.[1]
Club career
In 2010, Yun signed for Uruguayan side Wanderers. One year later, she signed for Uruguayan side Nacional. Subsequently, she signed for Uruguayan side River Plate. Following her stint there, she returned to Uruguayan side Nacional in 2018 before signing for Uruguayan side Peñarol in 2019. The same year, she signed for Spanish side Real Murcia. Spanish newspaper La Verdad wrote in 2020 that she was "among the [club's] most notable players" while playing for them.[2]
International career
Yun is a Uruguay international. During the summer of 2014, she played for the Uruguay women's national football team at the 2014 Copa América Femenina. Four years later, she played for the Uruguay women's national football team at the 2018 Copa América Femenina Uruguayan newspaper wrote in 2019 that she "has long been considered a fixture on the... [Uruguay] national teams".[3]
References
- ^ "La jugadora que viajó a España para ser profesional tras un amistoso que le cambió la cabeza" [The player who traveled to Spain to become a professional after a friendly that changed her mind] (in Spanish). El Observador. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Un futuro sin nubarrones para el Murcia Féminas" [A clear future for Murcia Féminas] (in Spanish). La Verdad. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
- ^ "Jugadoras uruguayas se van a España" [Uruguayan players go to Spain] (in Spanish). La Diaria. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2025.