Karla Nieto Explained

Karla Nieto
Fullname:	Karla Paola Nieto Castillo
Birth Date:	9 January 1995
Birth Place:	Mexico City, Mexico
Height:	1.55 m
Position:	Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:	Pachuca
Clubnumber:	6
Youthclubs1:	Ballenas Galeana
Youthclubs2:	Leonas Morelos
Years1:	2017–
Caps1:	129
Goals1:	10
Nationalyears1:	2014–2015
Nationalteam1:	Mexico U20
Nationalyears2:	2015–
Nationalteam2:	Mexico
Nationalcaps2:	25
Nationalgoals2:	0
Pcupdate:	20 November 2017

Karla Paola Nieto Castillo^[1] (born 9 January 1995) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil.^[2]

Club career

Prior to turning professional, Nieto played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.^{[3] [4]}

International career

Nieto was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.^{[5] [6]}

Honours and achievements

Mexico

• Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal

Individual

• Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017

Notes and References

1. Web site: Karla Nieto . . Spanish . September 30, 2017 . Liga MX Femenil.
2. Web site: Pachuca Femenil squad . . Spanish . September 30, 2017 . Liga MX Femenil.
3. Web site: Jiménez . Diego . Regresa a México la Sub-20 Femenil como subcampeona en Premundial . morelos.quadratin.com.mx . 5 June 2021 . Spanish . 21 January 2014.
4. News: Saldaña . Salvador . Leonas Morelos inicia con el pie derecho en la Liga Mayor Femenil . 5 June 2021 . La Unión de Morelos . 3 February 2015 . Spanish.
5. Web site: Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile. Reuters. 3 November 2023. 6 November 2023.
6. Web site: Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold. olympics.com. 4 November 2023. 6 November 2023.