Anette Natalia Vázquez Mendoza (born 11 March 2002),[1] known as Anette Vázquez or her nickname, La Rata (the Rat), is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Guadalajara (commonly known as Chivas)[2][3] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football league in Mexico.[4] In 2017, she helped elevate Chivas[5] to win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of a record-setting 32,466 spectators.[6] The team, with Vázquez as an important figure, won a league for a second time in the Torneo Clausura 2022 (Liga MX Femenil). As of 2018 Vázquez also plays for the Mexico women's national under-20 football team and was selected for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, where she scored the only Mexican goal in the game against New Zealand.[7][8]

Anette Vázquez
Personal information
Full name Anette Natalia Vázquez Mendoza
Date of birth (2002-03-11) 11 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Guadalajara
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 91 (9)
International career
2017–2018 Mexico U17
2019– Mexico U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career edit

Guadalajara, 2017– edit

Vazquez began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil. Vasquez scored the first-ever goal for the team.[3] In July 2017, she scored the game-winning goal and helped the team win the inaugural Tapatío Women's Classic 3–0.[9]

Honours edit

Guadalajara

References edit

  1. ^ "Anette Vázquez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ AS, Diario (2017-08-23). ""Me gustaría seguir el camino de Kenti Robles y Charlyn Corral"". AS México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. ^ a b "Anette Vázquez sueña con el título para Chivas femenil". Publimetro México (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ^ "Anette Vázquez confía en dar vuelta al marcador". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. ^ "Youth: Concacaf opponents load up on U.S.-based players for Under-17 Women's Championship". Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  8. ^ "Fútbol Femenil: Con 13 jugadoras de la Liga MX Femenil, Mónica Vergara da su lista de convocadas para el Premundial Sub-17 - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  9. ^ "Chivas se impone a Atlas en Clásico Tapatío femenil". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.

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