Silvana Flores Explained

Silvana Flores
Fullname:Silvana Flores Dorrell
Birth Date:2002 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Height:1.65 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthclubs1:Georgetown SC
Youthclubs2:Guelph SA
Youthclubs3:Essex County FA
Youthclubs4:Arsenal
Youthyears5:2020–2021
Youthclubs5:Chelsea
Years1:2021
Clubs1:Reading
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Tottenham Hotspur
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Ipswich Town (loan)
Years4:2022–2024
Clubs4:Monterrey
Caps4:12
Goals4:0
Years5:2023
Clubs5:Mazatlán (loan)
Caps5:6
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2018
Nationalteam1:Mexico U17
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019
Nationalteam2:Mexico U19
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2020–2022
Nationalteam3:Mexico U20
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2021–
Nationalteam4:Mexico
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:14 February 2021
Ntupdate:5 March 2022

Silvana Flores Dorrell (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

Flores was born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to a Mexican father, Rubén Flores, and a Canadian mother of English descent. She began playing soccer at age 4 with Georgetown SC.

Club career

After spending time in the academies of Arsenal and Chelsea, Flores joined Reading in February 2021.[1] In the summer ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, Flores transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.[2]

She signed with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on June 16, 2022.[3] She went on loan to Mazatlán F.C. (women) on July 4, 2023 and returned to Monterrey on January 16, 2024.

International career

When she was 11, Flores trained as a guest player with the Cayman Islands women's national under-15 football team, which was then coached by her father.[4] She later attended some camps of the youth programs of Canada and England. By 2018, she had already chosen to play for Mexico internationally.

Flores represented Mexico at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Runner-Up), the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022). She made her senior debut on 23 February 2021 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica.[5]

Personal life

Flores' siblings Marcelo and Tatiana are also part of the Mexican men's and women's youth programs, respectively.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder. BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.
  2. Web site: Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers. The Football Association. 16 November 2021.
  3. Web site: TIM . Televisa . Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey . 2022-06-16 . TUDN . es-MX.
  4. Web site: Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football. https://web.archive.org/web/20200809180257/https://www.fifa.com/u17womensworldcup/news/mexico-flores-excelling-universal-language-football-3004377. dead. 9 August 2020. FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. 23 February 2021.
  5. News: Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica. es. 23 February 2021. 23 February 2021. TUDN. Rubén. Sainz.