In Linda Caicedo’s first season in senior women’s football, she top-scored in Colombia’s top-flight and led America de Cali to their first-ever Championship title.

But as her team reached the semi-finals of the Copa Liberatores, she couldn’t play – because she was too young.

The youngest player to play in Colombia’s Liga Aguila, its youngest-ever scorer and the youngest to be nominated for Player of the Year, Caicedo didn’t turn 15 until February 2020!

The Copa Libertadores rules, however, state a player must be 16 years old, which means she will be too young to play in the competition again this season – when she turns out for America’s biggest rivals, Deportivo Cali.

The controversial transfer is part of a deal that will see Caicedo, who has already made her senior Colombia debut, move to Barcelona further down the line.

“From the moment she arrived, we noticed that Linda had something different,” Rafael Murillo, president of America de Cali, said.

It’s a lot of pressure for a player so young – but she is taking everything in her stride brilliantly, continuing to justify the hype.