Sheyla Flores | |
Fullname: | Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas |
Birth Date: | 15 May 1998 |
Birth Place: | Villa Fraternidad, Managua, Nicaragua |
Position: | Forward[1] |
Youthyears1: | 2006 |
Youthclubs1: | Falcons de Managua |
Years1: | 2011–2016 |
Years2: | 2016–2018 |
Years3: | 2018–2019 |
Caps3: | 7 |
Goals3: | 20 |
Years4: | 2019 |
Years5: | 2020 |
Years6: | 2020–2022 |
Years7: | 2022–2023 |
Nationalyears1: | 2011 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2014– |
Nationalcaps3: | 8 |
Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
Ntupdate: | 22 February 2022 |
Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas (born 15 May 1998) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a forward[1] for Deportivo Saprissa and the Nicaragua women's national team.
In 2015, the 17-year-old Flores set a Nicaraguan women's football record, scoring a total of 72 goals for UNAN Managua across the 2014 Apertura and 2015 Clausura, surpassing Ninoska Solís's previous record of 66 goals.[2]
In 2016, Flores signed with FC Águilas de León.
In October 2018, Flores signed with Salvadoran team Alianza F.C., becoming the first foreign footballer to play in Liga Mayor de Fútbol Femenina.[3] [4] She ended the regular season with 20 goals from 7 games.[5]
In 2019, Flores rejoined UNAN Managua.[6]
In January 2020, Flores signed with Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa.[7] In July the same year, she returned to Nicaragua to join Real Estelí.[8]
In April 2022, she rejoined Saprissa, signing alongside her younger sister Yessenia.[9] She left the club in August 2023.[10]
In 2011, a 13-year-old Flores played twice for the Nicaragua women's national under-17 football team, scoring in a 2–1 home loss to Panama.[11]
Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first
Flores' sister Yessenia also plays for the Nicaragua women's national football team.