Yamila Badell


Yamila Badell Graña is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera Federación club Real Oviedo and the Uruguay women's national team. She is the first player in her country to score in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Club career

She started playing baby football at the club Playa Honda, facing boys. She later joined Colón Football Club of the AUF. In 2015 she emigrated to Spain to play for Málaga for half a season. She returned to Colón in 2016 and the club won its fourth consecutive Uruguayan Championship.
In December 2017, Badell joined Spanish club CD Tacón.
In June 2019, Badell left Tacón after the team promoted to the Primera División and then its place was purchased by Real Madrid CF.

International career

Badell participated in the 2012 South American Under-17 Women's Championship in Bolivia, where she was crowned the tournament's top scorer with 9 goals, and together with her teammates achieved the historical first qualification of a Uruguayan women's team to a FIFA World Cup.
In the U-17 World Cup, played in Azerbaijan, Uruguay lost its three matches, but Badell managed to score twice in the last match against Germany, thus marking the first goal by a Uruguayan in a FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Uruguay's goal tally first
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 September 2014Estadio La Cocha, Latacunga, Ecuador2–02–12014 Copa América Femenina
28 April 2018Estadio La Portada, La Serena, Chile1–11–12018 Copa América Femenina
37 April 2023Estadio Parque Capurro, Montevideo, Uruguay4–06–1Friendly
47 April 2023Estadio Parque Capurro, Montevideo, Uruguay5–06–1Friendly

Personal life

Yamila Badell is the daughter of former footballer Gustavo Badell.

Honours

  • Top Goalscorer South American Under-17 Women's Championship: 2012
  • First Uruguayan to score in a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup: 2012