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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silvana Flores Dorrell | ||
| Date of birth | 18 April 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Georgetown, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pachuca | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Georgetown SC | |||
| Guelph SA | |||
| Essex County FA | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| 2020–2021 | Chelsea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Monterrey | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Mazatlán (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2024– | Pachuca | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Mexico U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | Mexico U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Mexico U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2021– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022 | |||
Early life
editFlores was born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to a Mexican father, Rubén Flores, and a Canadian mother of English descent.[2] She began playing soccer at age 4 with Georgetown SC.[2]
Club career
editAfter spending time in the academies of Arsenal and Chelsea, Flores joined Reading in February 2021.[3] In the summer ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, Flores transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]
She signed with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on June 16, 2022.[5] She went on loan to Mazatlán F.C. (women) on July 4, 2023 and returned to Monterrey on January 16, 2024.
International career
editWhen 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.[6] She later attended some camps of the youth programs of Canada[2] 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.[7]
Personal life
editFlores' siblings Marcelo and Tatiana are also part of the Mexican men's and women's youth programs, respectively.[7]
References
edit- ^ Silvana Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Silvana Flores at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ TIM, Televisa. "Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football". FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b Sainz, Rubén (23 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
External links
edit- Silvana Flores at FBref.com
- Silvana Flores at Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish)
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