Katherine Tapia

Personal information
Full name	Luz Katherine Tapia Ramírez
Date of birth	7 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Santa Cruz de Lorica, Colombia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Palmeiras
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Atlético Nacional
2020–2021	América de Cali
2021–2022	Santa Fe
2022–2023	Santiago Morning
2023–	Palmeiras
International career‡
2022–	Colombia
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Women's football
Representing Colombia
Copa América Femenina
	* 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)
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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

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

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

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

International career

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

Honours

Palmeiras

Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2024

Individual

Copa Libertadores Femenina team of the season: 2021^[9]
Premios FutFem - Best Goalkeeper: 2022^[10]
Copa América Femenina Golden Glove: 2025^[11]
Copa América Femenina Best XI: 2025^[12]

References

^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ "Algoz do Corinthians, goleira do Palmeiras trocou polícia por futebol". www.uol.com.br. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "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).
^ "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.
^ "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
^ "Todas las ganadoras de los Premios FutFem 2022". Contragolpe (in Spanish). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
^ 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.
^ 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.

External links

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[semana-1] "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.

[:1-3] "Algoz do Corinthians, goleira do Palmeiras trocou polícia por futebol". www.uol.com.br. Retrieved 19 August 2025.

[:0-4] "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

[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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