Jennifer Munoz

Jennifer Eunice Muñoz Sandoval (born 31 December 1993) is an American-born Guatemalan footballer who plays as a defender for Puerto Rican club Puerto Rico Sol FC and the Guatemala women's national team.[7]

Jennifer Muñoz
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Eunice Muñoz Sandoval[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993[2]
Place of birth Orange County, California, United States[3]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[4]
Playing position(s) Defender[5][6] / Midfielder / Forward[4] Femenil]]
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Golden West Rustlers 35 (12)
2014–2015 Martin Methodist RedHawks 41 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 FC Indiana 10 (2)
2018– Puerto Rico Sol 9 (3)
National team
2014– Guatemala 2 (1)
Teams managed
2016 Martin Methodist RedHawks (women) (volunteer assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.

College career

Costa Mesa, California-based Muñoz began her college career in 2012, being a defender and forward for the Golden West Rustlers.[6] As a freshman, she played 14 matches, scored 2 goals and made 1 assist.[6] Next season, as a sophomore, she transitioned definitely into a forward and improved her performance, playing 21 matches, scoring 10 goals and making 6 assists.[8]

In 2014, Muñoz moved to the Martin Methodist RedHawks, where she began to play as a midfielder (besides forward).[4] Like her stint at Golden West College, her second year at Martin Methodist was better than the first. While as a junior she scored 4 goals and made two assists in 21 matches, as a senior she scored 21 goals (being the team top goalscorer) and made 8 assists in 20 matches.[4] She finished her college career as a player in late 2015, but continued in the RedHawks as a volunteer assistant during the 2016 season.[9]

From 2015-2017 Muñoz played for the New Mexico Lobos women’s soccer team [10], where she started in 75 of 77 matches, scored 8 career goals with 10 career assists for 26 points.[11]

Club career

Muñoz played for United Women's Soccer team FC Indiana in 2017.[12] She signed with Puerto Rico Sol in July 2018.[7] There, she was reassigned as a defender.[5]

International career

Muñoz qualifies to play for Guatemala through descent. She capped during the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[13]

On July 18, 2019, Muñoz signed her first professional soccer contract with Club América Femenil where she currently plays as a defender. [14]

References
  1. "Informe de Auditoría Externa 2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). CGC. p. 33. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. Jennifer Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  3. "Jennifer Eunice Munoz, Born 12/31/1993 in California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. "Jennifer Munoz - 2015 Women's Soccer Roster". Martin Methodist College. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. "Women's Team". Puerto Rico Sol FC. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  6. "Jennifer Munoz (2012)". Golden West Coast. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  7. Vázquez Muñiz, Héctor. "Radiante el 'Sol' con Laura Suárez", quepalo.com, August 1, 2018.
  8. "Jennifer Munoz (2013)". Golden West Coast. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  9. "Jennifer Munoz - 2016 Women's Soccer Roster". Martin Methodist College. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  10. "Jennifer Muñoz". Women's Soccer. The University of New Mexico. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  11. Tate, Van (July 18, 2019). "Former Lobo Jennifer Munoz has first pro soccer contract". KRQE. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  12. "Statistics - 2017 Regular Season - United Women's Soccer Teams". United Women's Soccer. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  13. "Pase a Rïo se complica" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. February 12, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  14. Daniel Gallegos (July 18, 2019). "Jennifer Muñoz Signs with Club América Femenil". Women's Soccer. The University of New Mexico. Retrieved October 7, 2019.


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