Monica Flores

Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu (born January 31, 1996) is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a left-back for Spanish club Valencia CF the Mexico women's national team.

Monica Flores[1]
Personal information
Full name Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu[2]
Date of birth (1996-01-31) January 31, 1996
Place of birth Livingston, New Jersey, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number TBA
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 55 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Valencia 10 (0)
2020– Monterrey 0 (0)
National team‡
2015–2016 Mexico U-20 8 (0)
2016– Mexico 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2017
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Grigoriu.

International career

Flores made her full international debut for Mexico on January 23, 2016.[3]

Personal life

Flores was born to a Mexican father and a Romanian mother.[4] Flores grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and played soccer at Livingston High School.[1] Her twin sister Sabrina represented United States U-20 and they faced each other at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In June 2018, Sabrina joined Mónica in the Mexico national team after doing the one-time international allegiance switch.

References
  1. "Monica Flores – Notre Dame Women's Soccer". ND Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil Enfrentará a Venezuela" (in Spanish). 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "Sabrina, Monica Flores Keep Tight Bond Despite Being on Either Side of USA-Mexico Rivalry". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.


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