Linda Caicedo comes from being one of Colombia's figures in the Copa América Women's 2025.
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The magazine France Football He announced on Thursday the names of the players nominated for the Golden Ball 2025, among which the presence of the Colombian Linda Caicedo stands out as one of the candidates for the Kopa award, which is delivered to the best sub-21st player in the world.
Caicedo, 20, is a finalist to receive this distinction together with the Englishman Michelle Agezang (Arsenal), the Dutch Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea), the Spanish Vicky López (Barcelona) and the Paraguayan Claudia Martínez (Olimpia).
The Golden Ball is scheduled for September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Linda is already common in this type of ceremonies, as he has said present in other editions of this same gala and other awards such as The Bestwhich delivers FIFA.
The Colombian, Figure of Real Madrid in the Spanish League, comes from being the protagonist in the most recent runner -up of the tricolor team in the Women's Copa América de Ecuador 2025, a tournament in which he was one of the offensive leaders of the team led by Ángelo Marsiglia.
“The Executive Committee of the Colombian Football Federation celebrates with deep emotion this nomination, which honors not only the talent and discipline of an exceptional player, but also the growth and projection of women's football in Colombia,” said the FCF about its nomination.
This year's edition of the Golden Ball will mark a milestone in the history of the award, by first including the delivery of the Kopa trophy, the Yashin trophy and the Gerd Müller trophy also in the female branch, distinctions that until now were only granted to men.
The Women's Kapa trophy will reward the best young player of the year, while the Yashin female trophy will distinguish the most prominent archera. The Women's Gerd Müller Trophy will be awarded to the highest scorer of the period between August 1, 2024 and July 31, 2025.
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