María Cristina Julio

María Cristina Julio
Personal information
Full name María Cristina Julio Saldívar
Date of birth (1999-11-17) 17 November 1999 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Coquimbo, Chile
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 4+12 in)[1]
Position Midfielder[2]
Team information
Current team
Universidad Católica [es]
Youth career
Deportes La Serena [es]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Deportes La Serena [es]
2020 Colo-Colo
2021–2021 Deportes La Serena [es]
2022 Santiago Morning
2023–2025 Coquimbo Unido [es] 19+ (1+)
2026– Universidad Católica [es]
International career
2013–2016 Chile U17
2015–2018 Chile U20
2017– Chile 8 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

María Cristina Julio Saldívar (born 17 November 1999) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Universidad Católica [es].

Career

Born in Coquimbo, Julio began her career with Deportes La Serena [es].[3]

In 2022, she played for Santiago Morning.[4]

She switched to her hometown's club, Coquimbo Unido [es], for the 2023 season, becoming the second player to sign a professional contract with the club after Natsumy Millones.[5]

In December 2025, Julio signed with Universidad Católica [es].[6]

International career

At under-20 level, she was part of the Chile squad at the 2018 South American Games.[7]

Personal life

She is the niece of the former professional footballer Eugenio Julio, a historical player of Coquimbo Unido.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Volante María Cristina Julio" (in Spanish). ANFP.
  2. ^ María Cristina Julio at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b "María Cristina Julio, orgullo coquimbano en el fútbol femenino nacional" (in Spanish). Diario El Día. 29 May 2017. Archived from the original on 4 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Talento en el mediocampo Bohemio: Santiago Morning sumó a un nuevo refuerzo para el Campeonato 2022". www.encancha.cl (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. ^ "La técnica y experiencia de María Cristina Julio llegan a Coquimbo Unido". OneFootball (in Spanish). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  6. ^ Molina, Geraldine (17 December 2025). "U. Católica refuerza su plantel 2026 con María Cristina Julio". Contragolpe (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 December 2025.
  7. ^ "Nómina de la Selección Chilena Sub 20 Femenina para los juegos Suramericanos Cochabamba 2018". ANFP (in Spanish). 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 11 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.