Elexa Marie Bahr Gutiérrez (born 26 May 1998) is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Colombian Women's Football League club Deportivo Cali. Born in the United States to a Honduran father and a Colombian mother, she played for Honduras Under-20s before switching to play senior international football for Colombia.

Elexa Bahr

Personal information
Full name	Elexa Marie Bahr Gutiérrez[1]
Date of birth	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth	Buford, Georgia, United States[3]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward[4]
Club information
Current team	Deportivo Cali
Number	11
Youth career
	Buford Wolves
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2020	South Carolina Gamecocks	88	(18)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2022	Racing Féminas	46	(11)
2022–	Deportivo Cali	7	(2)
National team‡
2015	Honduras U20	5	(3)
2021–	Colombia	10	(0)
Honours Women's football Representing  Colombia Copa América Femenina Runner-up 2022 Colombia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2022.[5]

Club career

High school and college career

Bahr attended Buford High School in her hometown and the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina.[2]

Racing Féminas

In 2020, Bahr signed a professional contract with Spanish club Racing Féminas, which currently plays in the Segunda División Pro; the second level of league competition for Spanish women's football.[6]

Deportivo Cali

Elexa Bahr was announced as a reinforcement for Deportivo Cali ahead of the 2022 Copa Libertadores Femenina on August 25, 2022. She debuted on September 17 against Olimpia in the friendly tournament, Copa Ídolas 2022, with a goal. Her team went on to win the tournament in the final against Atlético Mineiro which also included the hometown rival, América de Cali.

International career

Bahr was born in the United States to a Honduran father and a Colombian mother, which made her eligible to represent the United States, Honduras, and Colombia at international level.[7]

Honduras U20

Bahr initially represented Honduras at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she scored three goals.[8] Honduras ultimately failed to qualify for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, following a 2–0 defeat to Mexico in the third-place play-off.[9]

Colombia

She made her senior debut for Colombia on 23 October 2021 as an 87th-minute substitution in a 2–0 friendly home win over Chile.[10] In November 2021, Bahr was called up for two friendlies against Uruguay; she was substituted on in both games as Colombia won 3–2 and 1–0, respectively.[11][12]

During the first half of 2022, Bahr appeared in five friendlies in preparation for the 2022 Copa América Femenina.[13] On 3 July 2022, Bahr was included in Nelson Abadía's final Colombia squad for the Copa América.[14] She made her tournament debut during Colombia's opening match against Paraguay, coming on as a subsitute for Mayra Ramírez as Colombia went on to win 4–2.[15] Bahr was an unused subsitute in the final against Brazil where Colombia finished as the tournament's runner-up after losing 0–1.[16]

References

External links

• Elexa Bahr at BDFútbol

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