Ilana Izquierdo

Mississippi State midfielder Ilana Izquierdo will make her Olympic debut this summer with Colombia's soccer team.

 Mississippi State Athletics

Current Mississippi State midfielder Ilana Izquierdo and former Bulldogs goalkeeper Catalina Perez were both named to the Colombia women’s soccer team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Paris, bringing the total number of 2024 Olympians with MSU ties up to eight.

Izquierdo made her debut with the Colombian senior national team earlier this year in the inaugural CONCACAF Women’s Gold Cup. After transferring from Southern Miss last year, Izquierdo started all 23 matches for the Bulldogs and led the team with a school-record 2,097 minutes played, scoring four goals and adding three assists.

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