Kenti Robles

Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas (born February 15, 1991) is a Mexican-born footballer who plays for Atlético de Madrid and the Mexico national team as a defender or midfielder.[5] She holds dual Spanish and Mexican citizenship.[6]

Kenti Robles
Personal information
Full name Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-15) 15 February 1991[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico[3]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Atlético de Madrid
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Espanyol B
2009–2011 Espanyol 44 (8)
2011–2014 Barcelona 50 (4)
2014–2015 Espanyol 24 (1)
2015– Atlético Madrid 98 (8)
National team‡
2008–2010 Mexico U-20
2010– Mexico 45[4] (0)
2017– Catalonia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:26, 18 June 2015 (UTC)
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Robles and the second or maternal family name is Salas.

Career

Robles has been playing in Spain since she was 14 years old, being brought up in Espanyol's youth team. In 2009, she was promoted to the first team, and that same season she won her first title, the national Cup.[7] After playing the 2011 World Cup with Mexico, she moved to local rivals Barcelona where she played in the UEFA Women's Champions League and helped the team win three league titles from 2011 to 2014. In August 2014, she re-joined Espanyol.[8]

Honours

Club
Espanyol
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid

Personal life

Before settling in Spain, Robles lived in the Dominican Republic.[9] Her mother is originally from Peru.[10]

References
  1. "List of Players — 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. "Kenti Robles, la primera mexicana en el Atlético de Madrid femenil/ R Plascencia". Adrenalina Excelsior TV. September 8, 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  6. "7 curiosidades de Kenti Robles" (in Spanish). 2 January 2017.
  7. "Kenti Robles, la futbolista mexicana del Atlético de Madrid". Excelsior. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  8. Lopez, Jessica. "Futbolista Mexicana Kenti Robles Signs With Atlético de Madrid". Remezcla. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
  9. "Ayuda Kenti dentro y fuera del campo" (in Spanish).
  10. Kenti Robles (10 January 2012). "Mi experiencia" [My experience] (in Spanish). Interculturalidad e Inmigración. Retrieved 16 May 2019. I had been to Peru, since that's where my mother is from, but, being so young, I do not remember very well.


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