Miriam Garcia

Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz[lower-alpha 1] (born 14 February 1998),[1] known as Miriam García, 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]

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(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 46 (5)
National team
2014–2015 Mexico U17
2015–2018 Mexico U20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2017

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

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

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 Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, 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.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.