Daniela Pulido

Daniela Pulido Saldaña[lower-alpha 1][1] (born 29 April 2000), known as Daniela Pulido, is a Mexican professional football defender who currently plays for Guadalajara (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 at the age of 17[4] in front of a record-breaking 32,466 spectators.[5]

Daniela Pulido
Personal information
Full name Daniela Pulido Saldaña
Date of birth (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Pulido began playing football at the age of five. As a young girl, she endured abusive bullying behavior from other children and parents because she was a girl player, but kept training and playing.[4][6]

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–

Pulido began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.[7][8][9] In July 2017, she scored two goals to become the first player to record a brace at the Tapatío Women's Classic and lead the team to win.[10][11]

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pulido and the second or maternal family name is Saldaña.

References
  1. "Daniela Pulido". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. Univision Deportes (2017-11-03), Daniela Pulido, la bella defensora de Chivas femenil, retrieved 2018-05-11
  3. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. "Daniela Pulido, del bullying al éxito femenil". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. "Daniela Pulido, de jugar con niños, a goleadora en Chivas femenil". www.msn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. "Chivas femenil: Daniela Pulido: "Chivas es más que un equipo, es una familia" - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  8. "Tenemos con qué pelear contra cualquiera: Daniela Pulido". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. Redacción. "Lo vamos a sacar adelante: Daniela Pulido". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  10. AS, Diario (2017-07-29). "Con doblete de Pulido, Chivas golea 3-0 al Atlas". AS México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  11. "Chivas se impone a Atlas en Clásico Tapatío femenil". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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