Yerry Mina's wife Geraldine Molina: who she is

Yerry Mina's wife is Geraldine Molina. According to Colombian newspaper El Tiempo, the two met as teenagers in Guachené, in Colombia's Cauca department, and El Tiempo reported in May 2021 that they had been married for eight years. Mina, a Colombia international centre-back, plays for Cagliari in Serie A as of November 2026, and he was part of Colombia's squad at the 2026 World Cup.

This page was first written when Mina was an Everton player. It has been rewritten and updated: Mina left Everton in 2023, and Geraldine, who keeps a low public profile, is mentioned in the media mostly through her husband's own posts.

Who is Yerry Mina's wife?

Geraldine Molina is Yerry Mina's wife. Some Colombian outlets spell her first name Yeraldine or Yeraldin, but Geraldine is the form used most often.

El Tiempo's 2021 profile of her says the relationship began at school age: a friendship that turned into a teenage romance in Guachené, the small town in Cauca where Mina grew up, and later into a formal relationship. The paper reported in May 2021 that the couple had been married for eight years. We could not find a published wedding date or venue, so we do not give one.

El Tiempo also reported in 2021 that she lived with Mina in Liverpool during his Everton years, and that on Instagram she described herself as the "mother" of the couple's dog, Madonna. Where the family lives now is not something we have seen reported, and Mina plays his club football in Italy.

The two posts below are from Mina's own Instagram account and show the couple.

What do we know about Geraldine Molina?

Not much beyond what the couple chooses to share, and we prefer to say so rather than guess.

• Birth date and age: not published by any reliable outlet we could find, so we do not give one. Older versions of this page quoted a birthday from fan sites; we removed it because it could not be verified.
• Origin: Colombian. She and Mina grew up in the same area, according to El Tiempo's account of how they met in Guachené.
• Job: none reported by the media we checked.
• Instagram: she has had a personal account, but the old link on this page led to a private profile, so we do not quote follower numbers. Mina himself is on Instagram as @yerrymina, a verified account that showed about 3.4 million followers when we checked in November 2026.
• Public appearances: she appears in some of Mina's posts, and we could not find a long interview with her.

Family: children

Mina has spoken about fatherhood publicly. Colombian outlet Noticias Caracol reported on 28 November 2024 that Mina, in an Instagram video, announced that he and his wife were expecting a baby boy, describing it as the couple writing their story "de la mano de Dios", hand in hand with God. The report added that the couple already had a daughter, then three years old; Colombian site Pulzo reported that she was born in 2021.

We do not publish the children's names or birth dates and we have no confirmed details about the baby's arrival, because the family has kept that part of its life largely private. Earlier versions of this article said the couple had no children and only a dog; that was true when it was written but is out of date.

Who is Yerry Mina?

Yerry Fernando Mina González was born on 23 September 1994 in Guachené, Cauca, Colombia, according to Wikipedia. His father and an uncle were professional goalkeepers, and his brother Juan José is also a footballer. His uncle Jair Mina is his agent. Wikipedia describes him as a devout Christian.

Quick facts

• Position: centre-back
• Current club (November 2026): Cagliari, Serie A, squad number 26
• National team: Colombia, 55 caps and 8 goals as of 7 July 2026 (Wikipedia)
• Instagram: @yerrymina
• Wife: Geraldine Molina

Career timeline

• 2013 to 2014: Deportivo Pasto, his first professional club, in Colombia.
• 2014 to 2016: Independiente Santa Fe. He won the Colombian league in 2014, the Superliga Colombiana and the Copa Sudamericana in 2015, and was named the Copa Sudamericana's young player of the year in 2015.
• 2016 to 2017: Palmeiras in Brazil, where he won the 2016 Brasileirão.
• 2018: Barcelona. He made five league appearances for the club, which won La Liga and the Copa del Rey in 2017-18.
• 2018 to 2023: Everton, in the Premier League, where he spent five seasons. Our original article called him one of the club's best defenders of that period.
• 2023 to 2024: Fiorentina, where his contract was terminated early after only a handful of league games.
• 2024 to present: Cagliari in Serie A.

Colombia and the 2026 World Cup

Mina made his Colombia debut in 2016. With Colombia he finished runner-up at the 2024 Copa América and third at the 2016 and 2021 editions, and he was named in the FIFA World Cup Fantasy Team at the 2018 tournament (Wikipedia).

He was named in Colombia's squad for the 2026 World Cup. According to Noticias Caracol, he did not start any of Colombia's five matches, was valued for his leadership around the squad, and came on in the last minutes of the round-of-16 tie against Switzerland, which Colombia lost on penalties after a goalless draw on 7 July 2026. Colombian newspaper El País reported that he turned down a lucrative Turkish offer in order to stay at Cagliari and protect his place in the national team.

Mina at Cagliari in 2026-27

Mina stayed at Cagliari after the World Cup, under a contract he had extended in May 2025 until June 2028, according to Noticias RCN. Noticias Caracol reported on 18 July 2026 that he would join the squad after 2 August following his holiday, and that Cagliari's Serie A season opened away to Parma on 22 August. By the end of October 2026, FotMob listed him with four starts and no goals in the 2026-27 league season, after Cagliari's 4-2 defeat at Roma on 27 October.

Links with other Colombian players' families

If you follow Colombia's players, you may also like our profiles of Melissa Botero and Juan Cuadrado and of David Ospina and his wife Jesica Sterling.

FAQ

Who is Yerry Mina's wife? Geraldine Molina. El Tiempo reported in 2021 that they had known each other since their teens in Guachené and had been married for eight years.

Where is Geraldine Molina from? She is Colombian. El Tiempo places her and Mina together in Guachené, Cauca, since their school days.

How old is Geraldine Molina? No reliable outlet has published her birth date, so we do not give an age.

Does Yerry Mina have children? Yes. Mina announced in November 2024 that he and his wife were expecting a boy, and Noticias Caracol said they already had a three-year-old daughter (born in 2021, according to Pulzo).

Which club does Yerry Mina play for in 2026? Cagliari, in Italy's Serie A, as of November 2026.

Did Yerry Mina play at the 2026 World Cup? He was in Colombia's squad and came on as a late substitute in the round-of-16 loss to Switzerland, according to Noticias Caracol.

Is Geraldine Molina on Instagram? Her profile was private when we checked the link from the old version of this article, so we do not link or quote it. You can follow Mina at @yerrymina.