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Colombian footballer (born 1992)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tapia and the second or maternal family name is Ramírez.
Katherine Tapia
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Tapia with Colombia in 2026
Personal information
Full name Luz Katherine Tapia Ramírez
Date of birth (1992-12-07) 7 December 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Santa Cruz de Lorica, Colombia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Atlético Nacional
2020–2021 América de Cali 9+ (0)
2021–2022 Santa Fe
2022–2023 Santiago Morning
2023– Palmeiras 15 (0)
International career‡
2022– Colombia 25 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:23, 13 March 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:23, 02 August 2025 (UTC)

Luz Katherine Tapia Ramírez, also known as Kate Tapia or just Tapia, (born 7 December 1992) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brazilian Série A1 club Palmeiras and the Colombia women's national team.

Early life

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Tapia was born on 7 December 1992 in Santa Cruz de Lorica, Colombia.[1] She attended the University of Córdoba.[2]

After perusing a career on football, Tapia worked as a policewoman.[3][4][5]

Career

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Tapia started her career with Colombian side Atlético Nacional.[1][6]

On 9 January 2023, Tapia was announced at Palmeiras.[7]

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Tapia playing for Palmeiras in 2023

International career

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On 5 July 2024, she was called up to the Colombia squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8]

Tapia represented the national team of Colombia at the 2025 Copa America Femenina and was defeated at final on penalties against Brazil. Tapia was chosen as the best goalkeeper of that edition of the Copa America Femenina and for that reason was given the Golden Glove award.

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Tapia playing for the Colombia women's national football team at the 2026 SheBelieves Cup

Honours

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Palmeiras

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Del Esmad a la Libertadores: la historia de Katherine Tapia, la arquera del América que tapó dos penales para llevar a su equipo a la final". Semana (in Spanish). 20 October 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Katherine Tapia, la arquera que estuvo retenida por un grupo armado y ahora brilla en América". El Espectador (in Spanish). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Algoz do Corinthians, goleira do Palmeiras trocou polícia por futebol". www.uol.com.br. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Kate Tapia fala sobre resiliência e relembra tempos como policial antes de se consagrar no Palmeiras". Noticias R7 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 April 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  5. ^ Sarrabayrouse, Catalina (13 November 2021). "Katherine Tapia, de ser escolta de Armani a brillar en la Libertadores Femenina". ole.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ Polanía, César (18 March 2021). "Conozca a Katherine Tapia, la 'policía' del arco del América de Cali". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Destaque do futebol sul-americano, goleira Katherine Tapia chega para defender as Palestrinas" [South American football standout, goalkeeper Katherine Tapia arrives to defend Palestrinas]. www.palmeiras.com.br (in Portuguese).
  8. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Colombia Femenina Mayores para los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024" [Call-up for the Colombian Women's Senior Team for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games]. ww.fcf.com.co (in Spanish). Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Football and nation in Latin America", Football and Nation Building in Colombia (2010-2018), Liverpool University Press, pp. 23–34, 9 June 2022, ISBN 978-1-80207-092-7, retrieved 15 August 2025{{citation}}: CS1 maint: work parameter with ISBN (link)
  10. ^ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  11. ^ Magalhaes, Livia Goncalves; Fernandes Maranhão, Tiago J.; Buarque De Hollanda, Bernardo (March 2025). The Beautiful Game Reimagined: : Women's Soccer in Brazil. Common Ground Research Networks. ISBN 978-1-966214-05-2.
  12. ^ Martinez Mina, Claudia Yaneth; Goellner, Silvana Vilodre (2015). "Representaciones sociales de la selección femenina de fútbol de Colombia en la Copa América 2014". Educación Física y Deporte. 34 (1). doi:10.17533/udea.efyd.v34n1a03. ISSN 0120-677X.

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