Verónica Pérez Explained

Verónica Pérez
Full Name:Verónica Raquel Pérez Murillo[1]
Birth Date:1988 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Hayward, California, United States[2]
Height:1.58 m[3]
Position:Attacking midfielder
Currentclub:Al Qadsiah FC
Clubnumber:17
Youthyears1:2002–2005
Youthclubs1:PSV Union & Pleasanton Rage
Youthyears2:2002–2003
Youthclubs2:Crystal Springs Uplands High School
Collegeyears1:2006–2009
College1:Washington Huskies
Collegecaps1:83
Collegegoals1:21
Years1:2009
Clubs1:Seattle Sounders Women
Caps1:8
Goals1:1
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Saint Louis Athletica
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2012
Clubs3:Seattle Sounders Women
Caps3:14
Goals3:12
Years4:2012
Clubs4:Stjarnan
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Years5:2013
Clubs5:Western New York Flash
Caps5:22
Goals5:1
Years6:2014
Clubs6:Washington Spirit
Caps6:16
Goals6:0
Years7:2015–2016
Clubs7:Canberra United
Caps7:11
Goals7:3
Years8:2016
Clubs8:KIF Örebro DFF
Caps8:20
Goals8:2
Years9:2018
Clubs9:OSA FC
Caps9:1
Goals9:1
Years10:2019
Clubs10:PacNW Women
Caps10:6
Goals10:3
Years11:2019–2020
Clubs11:Tijuana
Caps11:5
Goals11:0
Years12:2020–2021
Clubs12:América
Caps12:17
Goals12:1
Years13:2021–2022
Clubs13:Atlas
Caps13:37
Goals13:5
Years14:2022–2023
Clubs14:Tijuana
Caps14:33
Goals14:3
Years15:2023–
Clubs15:Al Qadsiah FC
Caps15:0
Goals15:0
Nationalteam1:United States U23
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam2:Mexico
Nationalyears2:2010–2016
Nationalcaps2:84[4]
Nationalgoals2:9
Club-Update:22 July 2019
Nationalteam-Update:18 June 2015

Verónica Raquel Pérez Murillo (born 18 May 1988) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Qadsiah FC. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico women's national team. Between 2009 and 2016 she also played in professional leagues in the United States, Europe, and Australia.

Perez retired from international football in 2017 after the newly created Liga MX Femenil restricted eligibility to compete to only Mexico-born players.[5] Two years later, when the Mexican Football Federation allowed to the foreign-born Mexican players, she joined Club Tijuana.[6]

Early life

Her parents are Bernardo Pérez and Irene Murillo. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico.[7] Perez attended Crystal Springs Uplands School where she played one year of soccer, earning first team, All-League honors. During her Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years she played for PSV Union FC and in her junior and senior years, she played for the club team, Pleasonton Rage, and represented the Far West region Olympic Development (ODP) team at the 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Adidas Cup.[8]

University of Washington

Pérez played for the University of Washington Huskies and was twice named to the All-Pac-10 second team. Pérez left the University of Washington ranked in the all-time top-10 in several categories, including third in shots (194) and games played (83), fourth in game-winning goals (8), tied for sixth in goals (21) and eighth in points (53).[7]

Club career

Perez was selected as the 37th pick overall in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) draft by the Saint Louis Athletica in 2010.[7] After the WPS folded, Perez began training again with the Mexico women's national football team.[8]

Perez played for the Seattle Sounders Women during the 2009 and 2012 seasons and was a leading scorer.[8] [9]

During the summer of 2012, Pérez and her Sounders teammate and fellow University of Washington alum, Kate Deines, played for Stjarnan in Iceland's top division. The team won the Icelandic Women's Cup after a 1–0 win over Valur.[10] [11]

On 11 January 2013, Perez joined the Western New York Flash as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[12] [13]

3 March 2014, Western New York Flash traded Perez and a 2015 fourth-round draft pick to the Washington Spirit in exchange for a 2014 and 2015 international roster spot.[14] After she did not receive allocation status for the 2016 seasons, her NWSL rights were acquired by Seattle Reign FC in March 2016.[15]

Pérez joined Swedish top division club KIF Örebro DFF in January 2016.[16]

In 2018, Perez played for OSA FC in the Women's Premier Soccer League.[17] She moved to PacNW Women the next year.[18] After playing for short tenures at Tijuana, América and Atlas, she joined Saudi club Al Qadsiah FC in October 2023.[19]

International career

Perez played for both the Mexico women's national football team and the United States women's national under-23 soccer team during the Summer of 2009.[7] On 5 November 2010, she scored the winning goal for Mexico in the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying game against the United States.[20] [21] In mid-2011, Pérez represented Mexico in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[22] In October of that year, she led the Mexico to a third-place finish in the 2011 Pan American Games.[8] Perez retired from international duty after the Liga MX Femenil restricted play to only Mexico-born players.[5]

Career statistics

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 5 November 2010 2–1 2–1 2010 CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying
2. 22 October 2011 Guadalajara, Mexico 1–0 1–0 2011 Pan American Games
3. 27 January 2012 1–2 1–3 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
4. 25 November 2014 Veracruz, Mexico 1–0 1–0 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
5. 11 March 2015 3–2 3–2 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
6. 9 June 2015 Moncton, Canada 1–0 1–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
7. 23 January 2016 1–0 2–0 2016 Four Nations Tournament

Coaching career

Perez is an assistant coach for her former club, PSV Union FC.

Honors

Western New York Flash

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 18 June 2015 . 10 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410062327/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FWWC/2015/pdf/FWWC_2015_SquadLists.pdf . dead .
  2. Web site: Las Mediocampistas de la Selección Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015 . es . . 21 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610110010/http://www.femexfut.org.mx/portalv2/aspx/WEB_DetalleNoticia.aspx?pnIDNtca=44119 . 10 June 2015 . dead.
  3. Web site: Veronica Perez . LIGA MX Femenil . 16 July 2019 . es.
  4. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20110701180528/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=329786/index.html . dead . 1 July 2011 . FIFA.com . 18 June 2015.
  5. Web site: Mexican women's soccer league restricts rosters to native-born players only . ESPN . 20 July 2017.
  6. Web site: Veronica Perez signs with Club Tijuana . Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente . 20 June 2019 . 22 June 2019.
  7. Web site: Veronica Perez Player Bio . University of Washington . 16 September 2012.
  8. Web site: The Magic of Veronica Perez . Seattle Sounders Women . 16 September 2012.
  9. Web site: Seattle Sounders Women 2012 Statistics . United Soccer League . 16 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120715204110/http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/22380.html . 15 July 2012.
  10. Web site: Kate Deines and Veronica Perez Win Icelandic Cup . Prost Amerika . 16 September 2012 . 24 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924082603/http://www.prostamerika.com/2012/08/27/kate-deines-and-veronica-perez-win-icelandic-cup/69899 . dead .
  11. Web site: Starnan FC profile . Stjarnan FC . 16 September 2012.
  12. Web site: NWSL Allocation Easier Said than Done . ESPN . 6 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130402215815/http://espn.go.com/espnw/more-sports/8836654/espnw-nwsl-allocation-easier-said-done . 2 April 2013.
  13. Web site: Player distribution sees NWSL take shape . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117181922/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/footballdevelopment/women/news/newsid=1983348/index.html . dead . 17 January 2013 . FIFA . 6 April 2013.
  14. Web site: Equalizer Soccer – De Vanna, Perez find new homes during trade flurry. 3 March 2014 .
  15. Web site: TWO PLAYERS SELECTED IN NWSL DISTRIBUTION DRAFT – National Women's Soccer League.
  16. Web site: Verónica Pérez da el salto a Europa . Talacheros FC . 8 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309114013/http://talacheros.mx/veronica-perez-da-el-salto-a-europa . 9 March 2016 . dead.
  17. Web site: OSA XF - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - #17 - Veronica Perez - M . Women's Premier Soccer League.
  18. Web site: PacNW Women - 2019 Regular Season - Roster - #17 - Veronica Perez - . Women's Premier Soccer League.
  19. Web site: Se lanzó pa' Asia . OnceDiario . es . 9 October 2023 .
  20. News: Mexico Upsets U.S. Women in Cup Qualifying . The New York Times . 6 November 2010.
  21. Web site: A chance at soccer south of the border . Los Angeles Times . 2 January 2011 . 6 April 2013.
  22. Web site: Former University of Washington forward Veronica Perez playing for Mexico in World Cup . Seattle Times . 16 September 2012.