Paloma Zermeño Explained

Paloma Zermeño
Fullname:Paloma Zermeño Rodríguez[1]
Birth Date:18 June 1995
Birth Place:Alameda, California, United States
Position:Forward[2]
Collegeyears1:2013–2015
Collegegoals1:35
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalyears2:2015–
Nationalyears3:2017–
Nationalteam1:Mexico U-20
Nationalteam2:Mexico
Nationalteam3:Mexico (beach soccer)
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalcaps3:1
Nationalgoals1:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalgoals3:1
Pcupdate:13 November 2015
Ntupdate:10 February 2016

Paloma Zermeño Rodríguez (born 18 June 1995) is an American-born Mexican footballer and beach soccer player who represents Mexico in international competitions at both sports. She played for the Mexico women's national football team as a forward. She is currently serving as the captain of the Mexican women's national beach soccer team.[3]

International career

Zermeño represented Mexico at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. There, she got an ACL injury during the final match against United States. Due to that, she missed the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, and the 2014 season for City College of San Francisco.[4]

She made her senior debut on 16 December 2015, starting in a 3-0 victory against Trinidad and Tobago at the International Women's Football Tournament of Natal of that year.[5] She also appeared at the 2016 Four Nations Tournament and the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[6] [7] She assisted Katie Johnson in the 6-0 victory against Puerto Rico on 10 February 2016.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: La Selección Femenil Sub20 inicia su concentración. 15 April 2018. Spanish.
  2. Web site: Paloma Zermeno. 15 April 2018. City College of San Francisco.
  3. Web site: España, campeona en Puerto Vallarta. Spanish. Sefutbol.com.
  4. Web site: Trio of CCSF teams playing home playoff games Saturday.
  5. Web site: Selección Nacional en Twitter: "#Femenil El XI vs @TTFootballAssoc: Santiago, Farías, Nieto, Rangel, Espinoza, Cruzaley, Gutiérrez, Verdugo, Zermeño, Johnson y Samarzich.". miseleccion.mx (verified Twitter account). 16 December 2015.
  6. Web site: La SNM Femenil Empató Ante China en el Torneo Cuatro Naciones de Shenzhen. Spanish.
  7. Web site: Inicio goleador, Tri femenil humilla a Puerto Rico en el Preolímpico. Spanish.
  8. Web site: Goleador debut de México en Preolímpico de Fútbol. 10 February 2016. 16 April 2018. Spanish.