Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz (born 14 February 1998),[1] known as Miriam García, is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[4][5]

Miriam García
Personal information
Full name Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz
Date of birth (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number 31
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Guadalajara 77 (6)
2021–2022 Tigres UANL 11 (0)
2023 Juárez 6 (0)
2024– Pachuca 0 (0)
International career
2014–2015 Mexico U17
2015–2018 Mexico U20
2021– Mexico 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017

García represented Mexico on the under-20 national team and helped the team win the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[6] She was subsequently named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[7]

Playing career edit

Club edit

Guadalajara, 2017– edit

García began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.

International edit

García has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In January 2018, she was named the winner of the Golden Ball (best player) award at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. She played every minute of every match for Mexico's winning team.[8][9]

Honors and awards edit

Club edit

Guadalajara
Individual

International edit

Mexico U17
Mexico U20

References edit

  1. ^ "Miriam García". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Univision Deportes (2017-11-03), Miriam García la joven jugadora de Chivas vive su sueño previo al Clásico contra el América, retrieved 2018-01-08
  3. ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ^ Univision Deportes (2017-11-11), ¡Chivas es finalista! El Rebaño Sagrado femenil echó al América, retrieved 2018-05-12
  6. ^ "Fútbol Femenil: Norma Palafox, Miriam García, Blanca Félix y Tania Morales consideradas para la selección - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-01-08.
  7. ^ FIFA.com (2018-01-28). "Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  8. ^ CONCACAF, http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-garcia-captures-cu20w-golden-ball-award-presented-by-scotiabank Archived 2018-01-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 21 Feb 2018
  9. ^ "Miriam García nunca imaginó un Balón de Oro". La Jornada (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  10. ^ "Fútbol Femenil: Miriam García: un 'Balón de Oro' que corre por sus venas - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.

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