Maricarmen Reyes Zárate (born 23 April 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she represents Mexico internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maricarmen Reyes Zárate | ||
| Date of birth | 23 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Fountain Valley, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UANL | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | West Coast Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | UCLA Bruins | 71 | (15) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | ||
| 2023– | UANL | 18 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U-17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Mexico U-20 | 15 | (1) |
| 2021– | Mexico | 7 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022 | |||
Early life edit
Reyes was born in Fountain Valley, California and raised in Santa Ana, California to Mexican parents, who hailed from Zamora, Michoacán.[1][2]
College career edit
Reyes played 71 games in five seasons with the UCLA Bruins. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, giving the Bruins their second national championship in program history.
International career edit
On 21 September 2021, Reyes scored her first goal for the Mexico national team in a 2–0 victory over Colombia at Estadio Azteca.[3]
Personal life edit
Reyes' brother Oscar, a footballer as well, also played for the UCLA Bruins.[2] Unlike her, her brother was born in Mexico and has represented the United States (at under-17 level).[2]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of match played 10 October 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 | |
| Total | 8 | 6 | |
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mexico goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 September 2021 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Colombia |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |  Suriname |
6–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Antigua and Barbuda |
6–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla |  Anguilla |
3–0 | 11–0 | |
| 5. | 25 June 2022 | Estadio TSM, Torreón, Mexico |  Peru |
5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 28 June 2022 | Cancha de Entrenamiento TSM, Torreón, Mexico | Peru |
1–0 | 3–0 |
Honours edit
UCLA Bruins
References edit
- ^ "Maricarmen Reyes - Women's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oscar Reyes - Men's Soccer". UCLA. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "¿Quién es Maricarmen Reyes, autora del histórico gol de la Selección Mexicana Femenil?". futboltotal.com.mx (in Spanish). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
External links edit
- Maricarmen Reyes on Twitter
- Maricarmen Reyes at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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