Mónica Rose Alvarado Rodriguez (born 11 January 1991) is a professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil side Tijuana. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico national team. Mainly a defender, she can also operate as a midfielder.

Mónica Alvarado
Personal information
Full name Mónica Rose Alvarado Rodriguez[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-11) 11 January 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Santa Monica, California, United States[2][3]
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
Tijuana
Number 4
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Mississippi State 34 (2)
2011–2012 TCU
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 FC Dallas 4[5] (0)
2018 Texas Spurs FC (0)
2020–2022 Pachuca 76 (7)
2023– Tijuana 38 (6)
International career
2009–2015 Mexico 21[6] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:34, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

She was a member of the Mexico national team for the FIFA Women's World Cup squads in 2011[7] and 2015.[1] She also played the 2010 U-20 World Cup.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Monica Alvarado - 2009 Soccer Roster". Mississippi State Athletics. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Monica Rose Alvarado, Born 01/11/1991 in California". California Birth Index. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Las Mediocampistas de la Selección Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Women's Premier Soccer League - the Largest National Women's Soccer League in the World". Archived from the original on 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
  6. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  7. ^ Profile in FIFA.com's 2011 WC section
  8. ^ Statistics in FIFA.com
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