Angelique Montserrat Saldivar Pavón (born 20 September 2006), known as Montserrat "Montse" Saldivar, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left-winger for Liga MX Femenil side Club América.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Angelique Montserrat Saldivar Pavón | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back / Left-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021 | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | América | 51 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Mexico U-17 | 10 | (2) |
| 2023– | Mexico U-20 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2024 | |||
Club career edit
in 2018, Club América intended to sign Saldivar with the goal of integrating her as part of their soon-to-be-created U-15 and U-17 teams, which were planning to participate in the upcoming youth division of Liga MX Femenil. However, due to a major delay in the creation of this youth division, the club decided to not sign Saldivar.[2]
In 2020, Saldivar received an invitation from then Club América manager, Leonardo Cuéllar, to a training tryout with América's first-team after successfully completing a previous tryout at a scouting event. Saldivar impressed Cuellar enough during the tryout that América decided to signed her.[3]
Club América (2021–present) edit
Saldivar joined América in 2021 and was initially integrated with the U-17 team. She was move up to America's first-team ahead of the Liga MX Femenil's Apertura 2021 tournament on 16 July 2021.[4] Saldivar made her professional debut with América at the age of 14 on 16 August 2021, in a match against Pachuca in which she was part of the starting line-up.[5]
International career edit
Saldivar has been part of the Mexico women's national football team program since the U-17 level. She was part of the Mexico U-17 team that participated on the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[6][7]
Since 2023, Saldivar has been part of the Mexico U-20 team.[8]
Honours edit
Club América
Mexico U-20
References edit
- ^ "Plantel del Club América Femenil". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ Barrón, Carlos (2021-12-13). "Una niña abraza al futbol, Angelique Montserrat Saldívar". Excélsior (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Robles, Higinio (2021-04-09). "Montserrat Saldivar, la niña maravilla de América Femenil". Grupo Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ Club America Femenil (2021-07-16). "Montserrat Saldivar, procedente de nuestra Sub-17, llega como refuerzo Águila". X. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
- ^ "A sus 14 años, joven de Cancún debuta con el Club América en la Liga MX Femenil". www.poresto.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "2022 CWU17C final rosters announced". Concacaf. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ^ "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub-20 para el Campeonato de la Concacaf". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
External links edit
- Montserrat Saldivar at Club América
- Montserrat Saldivar at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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