Marcela Restrepo

Vitória das Tabocas

Restrepo began her eleven-a-side career abroad, spending 2014 in Brazil with Vitória das Tabocas of Vitória de Santo Antão, Pernambuco. She made eight appearances and scored twice.

Generaciones Palmiranas

She returned to Colombia in 2015 to join Generaciones Palmiranas of Palmira, remaining with the club for two years before the launch of a national women's league.

Cortuluá

Restrepo joined Cortuluá of Tuluá in 2017, the inaugural season of the Colombian Women's Football League, and stayed for two seasons.

Atlético Huila

In 2019 she signed for Atlético Huila of Neiva, who months earlier had become the first Colombian club to win the Copa Libertadores Femenina. It was while at Huila that she won gold with Colombia at the 2019 Pan American Games.

Collerense

On 24 July 2020 Restrepo signed for Collerense of Palma, her first move to Europe. The club announced her as a creative central midfielder for its Reto Iberdrola campaign, then the second tier of Spanish women's football.

Sporting de Gijón

Restrepo joined Real Sporting de Gijón on 7 September 2021. Her single season in Asturias was the most productive of her club career to that point, with nine goals in 29 appearances.

Logroño

She moved to Logroño of La Rioja for 2022–23 but made no league appearances, although Monterrey later recorded her as having featured for the club in the Copa de la Reina. She remained a fixture in the Colombia…

Restrepo represented Colombia at the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She was named in the senior squad for the 2018 Copa América Femenina and scored against Venezuela at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, where Colombia took the silver medal. The following year she was part of the squad that won gold at the 2019 Pan American Games, beating Argentina 7–6 on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the final at the Estadio Universidad San Marcos in Lima on 9 August 2019. At 27 she was selected for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, appearing briefly against South Korea and Germany. She was also called up for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. Restrepo played in all four of Colombia's matches at the 2024 Olympic tournament, including the quarter-final against Spain. On 28 July 2024 she opened the scoring in the 29th minute against New Zealand, a 2–0 win that was Colombia's first at an Olympic tournament. She was a runner-up at the 2025 Copa América Femenina and was recalled for the closing rounds of the 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League. Restrepo started the decisive final-round fixture away to Paraguay on 9 June 2026 and equalised in the 43rd minute with Colombia 2–1 behind; they went on to win 4–3 at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco, taking the inaugural title and qualifying for the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Colombia's goal tally first; the score column indicates the score after each Restrepo goal.

Restrepo was born on 10 November 1995 in Dosquebradas, in the department of Risaralda. She started playing futsal at seven, initially as a goalkeeper, in school competitions. Her mother opposed the idea that football was a game for women, and according to Restrepo's cousin Manuela Sánchez would remove her from the pitch by her hair. At 15 she moved to Cali with her sister to pursue futsal at a higher level, where she came to the attention of scouts. She converted to the eleven-a-side game only afterwards, taking up the midfield role she has played since.

Monterrey

Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2024 Colombia

CONMEBOL Women's Nations League: 2025–26 Copa América Femenina runner-up: 2025 Pan American Games gold medal: 2019 Central American and Caribbean Games silver medal: 2018 Individual

Liga Femenina BetPlay top scorer: 2024