Greta Espinoza Explained

Greta Espinoza
Fullname:Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas[1]
Birth Date:5 June 1995
Birth Place:Tijuana, Mexico[2]
Height:1.68m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:UANL
Clubnumber:4
Collegeyears1:2013–2014
College1:Arizona Western
Collegecaps1:16
Collegegoals1:8
Collegeyears2:2015–2017
College2:Oregon State
Collegecaps2:39
Collegegoals2:1
Clubs1:Arizona Strikers FC
Clubs2:Levante
Years2:2017–2018
Caps2:15
Goals2:0
Clubs3:UANL
Years3:2018–
Caps3:225
Goals3:21
Nationalyears1:2012
Nationalteam1:Mexico U17
Nationalyears2:2014
Nationalteam2:Mexico U20
Nationalteam3:Mexico
Nationalyears3:2014–
Nationalcaps3:48
Nationalgoals3:5
Club-Update:3 March 2024
Nationalteam-Update:3 March 2024

Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.

International career

Espinoza was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[3] [4]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 June 2023 4–0 4–0 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
2. 3 July 2023 1–0 7–3
3. 5 July 2023 4–0 6–0
4. 26 September 2023 2–0 6–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Honors and awards

UANL

Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Guard1anes 2020, Guard1anes 2021, Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023

Mexico

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 18 June 2015 . 28 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150528143625/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . live .
  2. Web site: Las Defensas de la Selección Nacional Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015 . Spanish . . 21 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150622020210/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=44116 . 22 June 2015.
  3. Web site: Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile. Reuters. 3 November 2023. 6 November 2023. 6 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231106220829/https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/mexico-takes-soccer-gold-with-1-0-win-over-chile-2023-11-04/. live.
  4. Web site: Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold. olympics.com. 4 November 2023. 6 November 2023. 6 November 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231106031132/https://olympics.com/en/news/santiago-2023-mexico-beat-chile-womens-football-final-silver-gold. live.