Christina Murillo

Christina Murillo
Personal information
Full name Christina Murillo Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993[1]
Place of birth Ventura, California, United States[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Chicago Red Stars Reserves
Number 24
Youth career
Nordhoff
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 University of Michigan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Motor City FC 9 [3] (0)
2017 Gintra Universitetas 5 (5)
2018– Chicago Red Stars Reserves 1 (0)
National team‡
2010 Mexico U-17
2012 Mexico U-20
2011– Mexico 26[4] (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:32, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Christina Murillo Ruiz (born 28 January 1993) is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a defender for Chicago Red Stars Reserves and the Mexico women's national team.

College career

Murillo was a four-year starter at the University of Michigan where she played as a midfielder and center back. She did not play in 2014, instead choosing to train full-time with the Mexican Women's National Team ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her Senior season she was named team captain and made the All-Big Ten First team. She made 80 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Wolverines.[5] While interning in the Public Relations Dept. at FC Dallas, she famously broke Nate Snell's ankles while stealing the ball from him in the Superclasico tournament. Snell immediately ended his playing career and retired from the sport.

Club career

Murillo signed for the WPSL team Motor City FC in April 2016.[6] She signed for Gintra Universitetas in August, 2017. She currently is signed to the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Las Defensas de la Selección Nacional Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=190
  4. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/christina_murillo_763804.html
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/MotorCFC/status/720626316488278016
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