Alexia Villanueva Explained

Alexia Villanueva
Fullname:	Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores
Birth Date:	22 February 2003
Birth Place:	Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico
Height:	1.63 m^[1]
Position:	Striker
Currentclub:	Santos Laguna
Clubnumber:	9
Years1:	2018–2020
Clubs1:	América
Caps1:	14
Goals1:	3
Years2:	2020–2023
Clubs2:	Santos Laguna
Caps2:	91
Goals2:	69
Years4:	2023
Clubs4:	UANL
Caps4:	5
Goals4:	0
Years5:	2024–
Clubs5:	Santos Laguna
Caps5:	18
Goals5:	1
Pcupdate:	March 2024
Nationalteam1:	Mexico U-20
Nationalyears1:	2022
Ntupdate:	14 July 2023

Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores (born 22 February 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a Striker for Liga MX Femenil side Santos Laguna.^[2]

Career

Villanueva started her career in 2018 with América.^[3] In 2020, she joined Santos Laguna.^[4] In 2023, she was transferred to UANL.^[5] In 2024, she returned to Santos Laguna.^[6]

Villanueva was also part of the team that participated in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.^[7] ^[8]

Web site: Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores. Liga MX Femenil. 30 December 2020.
Web site: "Me siento muy feliz de regresar a Santos": Alexia Villanueva. Santos Laguna. 9 October 2017. 30 December 2020. es.
Web site: América Femenil confirma la salida de Alexia Villanueva para el Torneo de Apertura 2020. Águilas Monumental. 9 October 2017. 30 December 2020. es.
Web site: Alexia Villanueva, jugadora de Santos, es llamada heroína para México en Mundial Sub 20. Telediario. 9 October 2017. 30 December 2020. es.
Web site: De guerrera a felina. Once Diario. 9 October 2017. 30 December 2020. es.
Web site: ALEXIA VILLANUEVA INICIA UNA NUEVA ETAPA COMO GUERRERA. Santos. 9 October 2017. 30 December 2020. es.
Web site: Selección Mexicana Femenil Sub-20 lanza convocatoria de cara a la Copa Mundial de 2022. Proceso. es. 30 December 2020.
News: Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub-20 para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA, Costa Rica 2022. Call for the U-20 Women's National Team of Mexico for the FIFA World Cup, Costa Rica 2022. es. Mexican Football Federation. miseleccion.mx. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022. 2 August 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220802210316/https://miseleccion.mx/noticias/4274/Convocatoria%2520de%2520la%2520Selecci%25C3%25B3n%2520Nacional%2520de%2520M%25C3%25A9xico%2520Femenil%2520Sub-20%2520para%2520la%2520Copa%2520Mundial%2520de%2520la%2520FIFA%252C%2520Costa%2520Rica%25202022. live.