Fernanda Paz Pinilla Roa (born 6 November 1993) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil side León and the Chile women's national team.

Club career On 21 June 2019, Pinilla signed with Spanish Primera División B side Santa Teresa CD.

In 2024, she moved to Mexico and signed with León.

International career Pinilla represented Chile at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She was a last minute replacement for injured Ana Gutiérrez taking her place at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

She represented Chile at the 2023 Pan American Games, where Chile won the silver medal.

International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 25 October 2023 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile 1–0 1–3 2023 Pan American Games 2. 25 October 2024 CHUBB Arena, Quito, Ecuador 1–1 1–1 Friendly 3. 28 October 2025 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile 3–0 5–0 2025–26 CONMEBOL Liga de Naciones Femenina

Personal life She has a BA in Physics at the University of Chile.

In June 2022, Pinilla married Grace Lazcano, a sport journalist working for ESPN Chile at the time. They had a daughter, Elena, on 17 February 2026.

Political views In 2019, she joined Social Convergence, left-wing political party.

Honours Universidad de Chile Primera División (2): ,

Chile South American Games Silver medal: 2014 Copa América Runner-up: 2018 Turkish Women's Cup: 2020 Pan American Games Silver Medal: 2023

Individual Premios FutFem - Best Full-back: 2022

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