Arlett Tovar Gómez[a] (born 9 May 1997),[1] known as Arlett Tovar, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender[2] for Santos Laguna[3] in the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football (soccer) league in Mexico.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arlett Tovar Gómez | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Guadalajara | 56 | (14) |
| 2019–2020 | Santos Laguna | 25 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Toluca | 58 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Atlas | 25 | (0) |
| 2023– | Santos Laguna | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Mexico U-17 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U-20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017 | |||
In 2017, she scored two goals (a brace) in the final to help Chivas win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[5][6][7][2][8] Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.
Club career edit
Tovar scored a header goal in the 36th minute of the final game of the championship final to help Chivas win 3–0 over Pachuca.[9] She and her teammates were honored by the Governor of Jalisco the following month.[10] The President of Mexico congratulated the team via Twitter.[11]
International career edit
Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 national team.[6] She competed at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship held in Jamaica and helped the team finish in first place after defeating the United States in penalty kicks. Tovar scored one of the penalties.[12] With the win, Mexico secured their placement at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[13]
Honors and achievements edit
- Guadalajara
Individual
- Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017
Notes edit
- ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tovar and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.
References edit
- ^ "Arlett Tovar Gómez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
- ^ a b AS, Diario (2017-11-24). "Arlett Tovar: "Es mi noche, mi sueño hecho realidad"". AS México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Tapatías en tus zapatos: Arlett Tovar". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "ESPNFC: Soccer Chivas defeats Pachuca to win inaugural Liga MX Femenil title". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ a b "Arlett Tovar, a abrirse paso en el futbol femenil". El Heraldo de San Luis Potosi (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Los tuits de la goleadora Arlett Tovar, donde nos muestra que siempre hay vida fuera del campo". Nación Rex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ Olé. "Las Papu Dance". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "Chivas femenil recibe reconocimiento de gobierno". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "La felicitación del presidente de México a Chivas por el título en la Liga MX Femenil | FOX Sports". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ "U-17 WNT Falls in Penalties to Mexico in Semifinals of 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- ^ C.V., Chivas de Corazon S.A. de. "Presencia rojiblanca en el Mundial Femenil Sub 17". Chivas. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
External links edit
- Arlett Tovar Gómez at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Arlett Tovar at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil (in Spanish)
- Arlett Tovar at Soccerway
- Arlett Tovar on Twitter
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