Miriam García Explained

Miriam García
Fullname:Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz
Birth Date:14 February 1998
Birth Place:Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height:1.68 m
Position:Centre-back
Currentclub:León
Clubnumber:3
Years1:2017–2021
Caps1:77
Goals1:6
Years2:2021–2022
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2023
Caps3:6
Goals3:0
Clubs4:Pachuca
Years4:2024
Caps4:3
Goals4:0
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:León
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2014–2015
Nationalteam1:Mexico U17
Nationalyears2:2015–2018
Nationalteam2:Mexico U20
Nationalyears3:2021–
Nationalteam3:Mexico
Nationalcaps3:0
Nationalgoals3:0
Pcupdate:18 October 2017

Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz (born 14 February 1998),[1] known as Miriam García, is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football league in Mexico.[2] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[3] García represented Mexico on the under-20 national team and helped the team win the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[4] She was subsequently named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.[5]

Playing career

Club

Guadalajara, 2017–

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

International

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.[6] [7]

Honors and awards

Club

Guadalajara
Individual

International

Mexico U17
Mexico U20

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miriam García . . Spanish . September 30, 2017 . Liga MX Femenil.
  2. News: Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico . ESPN.com . 2018-05-11.
  3. News: Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil . Redacción . 2017-11-24 . Deportes Production . 2018-05-11 . es-MX.
  4. News: Fútbol Femenil: Norma Palafox, Miriam García, Blanca Félix y Tania Morales consideradas para la selección - MARCA Claro México . MARCA Claro México . 2018-01-08 . es-MX.
  5. News: Mexico prevail in strengthened CONCACAF region . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129024214/http://www.fifa.com/u20womensworldcup/news/y=2018/m=1/news=mexico-prevail-in-strengthened-concacaf-region-2927142.html . dead . January 29, 2018 . FIFA.com . 2018-01-28 . FIFA.com . 2018-05-12 . en-GB.
  6. CONCACAF, http://www.concacaf.com/article/mexicos-garcia-captures-cu20w-golden-ball-award-presented-by-scotiabank, accessed 21 Feb 2018
  7. News: Miriam García nunca imaginó un Balón de Oro . La Jornada . 2018-05-12 . es-MX.
  8. News: Fútbol Femenil: Miriam García: un 'Balón de Oro' que corre por sus venas - MARCA Claro México . MARCA Claro México . 2018-05-12 . es-MX.