The year 2024 will be recorded in the history of women's football in Ecuador with players left behind both at the level of youth selections and in clubs. This period marked an earlier and later period in the country, consolidating emblematic figures and raising Ecuadorian female football to new heights. Furthermore, on a global level, the Spanish Aitana Bonmatí has become the best player in the world, reaffirming her supremacy in international football.
Ecuador has made history in women's football
La Selección Femenina Sub-17: Un hito histórico
One of the logos of the mayors of 2024 was the clasificación de la Ecuador's Sub-17 women's selection at the category's Mundial for the first time in its history. The team logged on to the third place in South America, without powers such as Argentina and Brazil.
At the Mundial, celebrated in the Dominican Republic, Ecuador passed the group stage with victories against the local team and New Zealand. Although Cayeron against Nigeria, his time was enough to advance to the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by Spain, leaving a dark shade in the tournament.
Dragonas IDV: Ecuador Championships and Continental Semifinalists
Within clubs, Dragonas IDV if they crowned champions of the Women's Super League to defeat Barcelona SC in the final. This title allowed her to qualify for the Copa Libertadores Femenina, where she achieved the best historical performance of an Ecuadorian team.
In the continental tournament, Dragonas passed the group stage and reached Deportivo Cali in the quarter-finals, before being defeated in the semi-finals by Independiente Santa Fe. In the third place match, Cayeron faces Boca Juniors, ensuring its participation in the four best continents.
Distant figures of Ecuadorian women's football
Nayely Bolaños: The goalscorer of 2024
The delantera Nayely Bolaños was one of the great protagonists of the year. With 21 goals, he was crowned as the top commentator of the Women's Superliga and, furthermore, he was as the second goalscorer of the Copa Libertadores with four goals.
Bolaños' brilliant example allowed him to make the leap to international football. In 2025 I will play for the club Pumas of Mexicomarking an important step in his career and for Ecuadorian fútbol.
Katia Mendoza: The guardian of the Ecuadorian arc
In the concierge, Katia Mendoza she consolidated herself as one of Ecuador's best archers. After lifting Dragonas IDV to the national title, he was a key piece in the Ecuadorian selection. His example allowed him to earn it Arqueras Tournament 2024 organized by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol and represented the country in the Arqueras de la Conmebol tournament, reaching the final phase.
Aitana Bonmatí: The best player in the world in 2024
Globally, women's football experienced another historic moment with the consagración de Aitana Bonmatí as the best player on the planet. The FC Barcelona star led his team to win the League of Championswhere he came to Olympique de Lyon in the final, consolidating the supremacy of the Catalan club.
Bonmatí, also protagonist in the Spanish selection, won the individual earnings awards Balón de Oroel The best of FIFA yes el Globe Soccer Award. His ability to manage and define the parts of the conversion into an international figure that marked the difference in all the tournaments that were played.
The future of women's football
For Ecuador, 2024 represented a year of significant progress. The excellence of the Selección Sub-17 and the example of Dragonas IDV in the Copa Libertadores have not only opened new doors for women's football in the country, but have also inspired new generations of players.
Globally, figures like Aitana Bonmatí continue to transform the landscape of women's football, elevating it to new heights and cementing its place in the international sporting landscape.
With this progress, 2025 promises to be a year full of opportunities to continue to develop and position women's football in Ecuador and around the world.
