Josephine Lara Cotto (born 15 January 2000) is a Puerto Rican footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Puerto Rico women's national team.
Cotto attended Menlo-Atherton High School with whom she won the Central Coast Section Division I championship in 2016. She scored the winning goal in the final match.
In the 2017 Northern California State Cup Finals, Cotto tore her anterior crucial ligament for the first time. Two games into her freshman year at University of Pennsylvania, she tore her ACL for the second time during a team practice which sidelined her for over a year.
In the fall of 2015, Cotto represented both the Puerto Rico U-17 team and Puerto Rico U-20 team in their respective Caribbean Zone qualifiers for the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
Cotto made her senior debut for the Puerto Rican women's national football team in June 2021 during a 5âÂÂ1 friendly loss to Uruguay. On 21 October 2021, Cotto scored her first goal for Puerto Rico, opening the scoring in a 6âÂÂ1 friendly victory over Guyana.
In June 2023, Cotto represented Puerto Rico in the 24th Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador. She started all three games and played every minute, tallying in assist against El Salvador.
Cotto began her professional career in Greece, joining Nhrhides Fthias for the 2024-2025 season. She was the first international transfer in the team's history, alongside former Puerto Rican national team teammate Adriana Font. Cotto finished as the league's Golden Boot Award Winner, scoring 13 goals and tallying 7 assists in 13 games.