| Esmeralda Verdugo | |
| Full Name: | Esmeralda Verdugo Romo |
| Birth Date: | 19 January 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Clubnumber: | 6 |
| Years1: | 2017 |
| Caps1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018–2020 |
| Caps2: | 51 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Tijuana (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Caps4: | 28 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mexico U-17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam2: | Mexico U-20 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam3: | Mexico |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 22 May 2021 |
| Collegeyears1: | 2014–2015 |
| College1: | Cerritos Falcons |
| Collegecaps1: | 22 |
| Collegegoals1: | 14 |
Esmeralda Verdugo Romo[1] (born 19 January 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Club Tijuana.
From 2014 to 2015, Verdugo played college soccer for Cerritos College, scoring 14 goals in 22 games.[2]
Verdugo joined Club América from Club Tijuana in 2018.[3] She made her debut in a 2–1 defeat to Toluca.[4] In December 2019, Verdugo and her teammate Lucero Cuevas were victims of an express kidnapping.[5] She subsequently rejoined Club Tijuana on loan.[6]
Verdugo signed with Club León in June 2020.[7] In June 2021, she rejoined Club Tijuana for a third time.[8]
Verdugo was capped for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal.[9]