Macarena Sánchez
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Sánchez with UAI Urquiza in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Macarena Sánchez Jeanney | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | San Lorenzo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Universidad Nacional del Litoral | ||
| 2009 | Colón | ||
| 2010 | Universidad Nacional del Litoral | ||
| 2011 | Logia Fútbol Club | ||
| 2012–2019 | UAI Urquiza | ||
| 2019– | San Lorenzo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Macarena Sánchez Jeanney (born 28 December 1991), known as Macarena Sánchez or Maca Sánchez, is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for San Lorenzo. She previously played at Colón and Logia FC teams in the Santa Fe Women's Football League.
As a member of UAI Urquiza, Sánchez won several editions of the AFA Women's League. Her club finished second at the AFA Women's Gold Club in 2018. Sánchez also participated in three editions of the Copa Libertadores, with a best placement of third at the 2015 edition.
A self-described "football feminist", Sánchez has been active in trying to change the women's game from an unfunded forgotten amateur sport to a fully professional one. She was also active in other feminist issues, including supporting proposed changes to Argentina's abortion laws that would make the procedure legal.
In January 2019, Sánchez was let go by UAI Urquiza before the official start of pre-season. As she was being compensated but not contracted and was locked out from signing with a new team for the upcoming season, she sued UAI Urquiza and the Argentine Football Association alleging discrimination where professional women's players were wrongly treated as amateurs.
Three months later, Sánchez was one of fifteen players who joined San Lorenzo on a professional contract, a historic first for Argentine women's football.