Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores (born 22 February 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil side Santos Laguna.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santos Laguna | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | América | 14 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Santos Laguna | 91 | (69) |
| 2023 | UANL | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | Santos Laguna | 18 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Mexico U-20 | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 July 2023 | |||
Career
editVillanueva started her career in 2018 with América.[3] In 2020, she joined Santos Laguna.[4] In 2023, she was transferred to UANL.[5] In 2024, she returned to Santos Laguna.[6]
International career
editVillanueva was also part of the team that participated in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Alexia Nayeli Villanueva Flores". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ ""Me siento muy feliz de regresar a Santos": Alexia Villanueva" (in Spanish). Santos Laguna. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "América Femenil confirma la salida de Alexia Villanueva para el Torneo de Apertura 2020" (in Spanish). Águilas Monumental. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Alexia Villanueva, jugadora de Santos, es llamada heroína para México en Mundial Sub 20" (in Spanish). Telediario. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "De guerrera a felina" (in Spanish). Once Diario. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "ALEXIA VILLANUEVA INICIA UNA NUEVA ETAPA COMO GUERRERA" (in Spanish). Santos. 9 October 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Selección Mexicana Femenil Sub-20 lanza convocatoria de cara a la Copa Mundial de 2022". Proceso (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2020.
- ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub-20 para la Copa Mundial de la FIFA, Costa Rica 2022" [Call for the U-20 Women's National Team of Mexico for the FIFA World Cup, Costa Rica 2022]. miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Mexican Football Federation. 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
External links
edit- Alexia Villanueva at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Alexia Villanueva at Soccerway
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