Miriam Garcia

Miriam García
Personal information
Full name Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 12 (1)
National team
2014–2015 Mexico U17
2015– Mexico U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2017

Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz (born 14 February 1998)[1] is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Guadalajara (commonly known as Chivas)[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's soccer league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's soccer 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
Individual

International

Mexico U-17
Mexico U-20

References

  1. ↑ "Miriam García". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ↑ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ↑ Univision Deportes (2017-11-11), ¡Chivas es finalista! El Rebaño Sagrado femenil echó al América, retrieved 2018-05-12
  6. ↑ "Fútbol Femenil: Norma Palafox, Miriam García, Blanca Félix y Tania Morales consideradas para la selección - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. ↑ FIFA.com (2018-01-28). "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. ↑ CONCACAF, http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-garcia-captures-cu20w-golden-ball-award-presented-by-scotiabank, accessed 21 Feb 2018
  9. ↑ "Miriam García nunca imaginó un Balón de Oro". La Jornada (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  10. ↑ "Fútbol Femenil: Miriam García: un 'Balón de Oro' que corre por sus venas - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.

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