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STARKVILLE, MS - August 09, 2024 - Mississippi State Midfielder Ilana Izquierdo (#23) during the match between the ULM Warhawks and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

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Ilana Izquierdo Versus Providence College

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STARKVILLE, MS - November 11, 2023 - Mississippi State Defender Ruthny Mathurin (#26) during the match between the Providence College Friars and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, MS. Photo By Bailey Black

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STARKVILLE, MS - September 15, 2023 - Mississippi State Forward Aitana Martinez-Montoya (#29) and Mississippi State Midfielder Ilana Izquierdo (#23) during the match between the Auburn Tigers and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, MS. Photo By Will Porada

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STARKVILLE, MS - October 08, 2023 - Mississippi State Forward Morgan English (#13), Mississippi State Forward Aitana Martinez-Montoya (#29), Mississippi State Midfielder Ilana Izquierdo (#23) and Mississippi State Forward Sutton Webb (#18) during the match between the Ole Miss Rebels and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at the MSU Soccer Field in Starkville, MS. Photo By Mike Mattina

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Ilana Izquierdo

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School/Previous School:
Commeva HS / Southern Miss
Hometown:
Cali, Colombia

Career Honors
2024 Second Team All-SEC
2024 Olympian (Colombia)
2024 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup (Colombia)
2024 SEC Honor Roll
2023 SEC Honor Roll
2023 SEC Community Service Team
2022 Second Team All-Sun Belt
2021 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021 United Soccer Coaches All-South Region Second Team
2021 C-USA First Team All-Conference
2021 C-USA All-Freshman Team
2021 C-USA Freshman of the Year
2021 C-USA All Tournament Team

Senior (2024)
Named Second Team ALL-SEC for the 2024 Season ... started 15 games in her senior season ... played the full 90 minutes in 8 of those 15 games ... scored the game winner in the season opener against Baylor (8/15) ... assisted a goal on the road at Charlotte (8/22) ... notched another assist against Abilene Christian (9/12) ... picked up assists in SEC play against LSU (9/29) and Missouri (10/13) ... scored the game winner at Georgia (10/10) ... played 1,238 minutes in her senior season.

Junior (2023)
Named to the SEC Preseason watch list … started in all 23 matches this season ... scored two goals vs. FIU (8/27) … scored a goal at. LSU (9/24) … scored the game-winning goal in the Magnolia Cup vs. Ole Miss (10/8) … recorded an assist at Alabama (10/22) … recorded an assist in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament vs. No. 14 Brown (11/17) … led the team in minutes played with 2,097, a program record for minutes played by a junior in a single season.

SOUTHERN MISS
2022 (Sophomore)
Earned Second Team All-Sun Belt honors ... Played and started in 15 of the teams 16 games ... tied for the team lead in goals scored with two ... recorded five total points on the year ... of her 16 shots, nine were on goal (79%)

2021 (Freshman)
Transfered from University of Southern Mississippi ... 2021 C-USA Freshman of the Year ... 2021 C-USA All-Conference First Team ... 2021 C-USA All-Conference Freshman Team ... 2022 Sunbelt conference Second Team

High School/Club
Attended Coomeva School in Cali, Colombia ... Graduated in 2020 ... Member of Atlas CP ... 2018 Gatorade World Champion (5v5) ... CONMEBOL South American champion (2018) ... 2017 Club player of the year ... Colombian National Team (u17, u19, u20, and senior team) ... South American tournament (2018, 2020, 2022) ... World Cup (2018, 2022) ... 2022 Gold Medal in Bolivarianos Games

Personal
Born Ilana Izquierdo on June 14, 2002 … Daughter of Fabián Alberto Izquierdo and Ingrid Zinger… Has a brother, Alan … Majoring in Food and Nutrition