María Noelia Bermúdez Valverde (born 20 September 1994), known as Noelia Bermúdez, is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Alajuelense and the Costa Rica women's national team.

Noelia Bermúdez
Bermúdez in 2019
Personal information
Full name María Noelia Bermúdez Valverde[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Quesada, Costa Rica[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Alajuelense
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2015 Deportivo Saprissa
2016–2017 Levante UD 20 (0)
2017–2018 Valencia 2 (0)
2019–2019 Deportivo Saprissa
2019–2020 Alajuelense
2020–2021 Deportivo La Coruña 9 (0)
2021– Alajuelense
International career
2014 Costa Rica U20 3 (0)
2014– Costa Rica 29 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Costa Rica
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:29, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015

Club career edit

Bermúdez signed for Spanish Primera División club Levante UD in January 2016. Six months and 15 league appearances later she was voted 2015–16 Goalkeeper of the Year in Spain.[3] In 2017, Bermúdez joined Valencia CF.[4]

Personal life edit

Bermúdez is openly lesbian.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Yo Soy". Federación Costarricense de Fútbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 June 2015.
  3. ^ Meléndez, Kenneth (27 June 2016). "Tica Noelia Bermúdez es elegida mejor portera de España" (in Spanish). La Nación (San José). Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Noelia Bermúdez, nueva portera del Valencia CF Femenino de la Liga Iberdrola". Valencia C.F. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Portera de la Sele le dedica bonito mensaje de San Valentín a su novia". La Teja (in Spanish). 14 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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