Miriam García
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz | ||
Date of birth | (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | León | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Guadalajara | 77 | (6) |
2021–2022 | Tigres UANL | 11 | (0) |
2023 | Juárez | 6 | (0) |
2024 | Pachuca | 3 | (0) |
2024– | León | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Mexico U17 | ||
2015–2018 | Mexico U20 | ||
2021– | Mexico | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017 |
Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz (born 14 February 1998),[1] known as Miriam García, is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[4][5]
García represented Mexico on the under-20 national team and helped the team win the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[6] She was subsequently named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[7]
Playing career
Club
Guadalajara, 2017–
García began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.
International
García has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In January 2018, she was named the winner of the Golden Ball (best player) award at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She played every minute of every match for Mexico's winning team.[8][9]
Honors and awards
Club
- Guadalajara
- Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2017
- Individual
- Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017
International
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2018
- 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Ball award[10]
References
- ^ "Miriam García". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ Univision Deportes (2017-11-03), Miriam García la joven jugadora de Chivas vive su sueño previo al Clásico contra el América, retrieved 2018-01-08
- ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
- ^ Univision Deportes (2017-11-11), ¡Chivas es finalista! El Rebaño Sagrado femenil echó al América, retrieved 2018-05-12
- ^ "Fútbol Femenil: Norma Palafox, Miriam García, Blanca Félix y Tania Morales consideradas para la selección - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
- ^ FIFA.com (2018-01-28). "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ CONCACAF, http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-garcia-captures-cu20w-golden-ball-award-presented-by-scotiabank Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 21 Feb 2018
- ^ "Miriam García nunca imaginó un Balón de Oro". La Jornada (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ "Fútbol Femenil: Miriam García: un 'Balón de Oro' que corre por sus venas - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
External links
- Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Miriam García at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil (in Spanish)
- Miriam García on X
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