Janelly Farias Rodríguez (born February 12, 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as centre-back for Liga MX Femenil club Juárez. She participated in Exatlón Estados Unidos season 1 and was a commentator/analyst for the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup for Telemundo. She uses her platform to promote inclusivity and advocate for LGBT+ persons. Born in the United States, she represented the Mexico women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janelly Farías Rodríguez[1] | ||
| Date of birth | February 12, 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Santa Ana, California, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[4][1][5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006 | Inland United SC[6] | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008 | New Mexico Lobos[7][8] | ||
| 2011 | UC Irvine Anteaters | 13 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | San Diego SeaLions | 9 | (2[9][10]) |
| 2017 | Apollon Ladies | ||
| 2019 | LA Galaxy OC | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Guadalajara | 21 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | América | 66 | (9) |
| 2023 | Pachuca | 26 | (2) |
| 2024– | Juárez | 31 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Mexico U-20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007– | Mexico | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2021 | |||
Club career
editAfter publicly coming out as lesbian while playing college soccer, the rejection she suffered from her family originally led her to quit football. After a few years, however, during which her family gradually reconnected with her and in which she was inspired by the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, she made the decision to return to the sport.[11]
On 28 June 2019, Farías joined Liga MX Femenil side CD Guadalajara.[12]
International career
editFarías represented Mexico at the 2006 FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship. She made her senior debut on 1 April 2007.[1] She is currently on the full women’s Mexico national team and looking to participate in the 2020 Olympic qualifying CONCACAF TOURNAMENT.
Personal life
editFarias is openly lesbian.[13] She actively advocates for equality and uses her platform to promote visibility and empowerment for the LGBT+ community. In October 2020, she led a talk for Harvard University titled "Navigating the Borders of Gender, Culture, Language, and Sexuality in Sports and Beyond."
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). MiSeleccion.mx. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Higher Education Mentoring Program" (PDF). Orange County Bar Foundation. February 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Janelly Farias" (in Spanish). LIGA MX Femenil. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Janelly Farias - 2012 Women's Soccer". UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Team - Official San Diego SeaLions Web Site". SeaLionSoccer.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Convocatoria del Tri Femenil Sub-20 para el Mundial de Rusia 2006" (in Spanish). MedioTiempo. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "UNM Women's Soccer Signs 13 To National Letters of Intent". The University of New Mexico Lobos. February 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Senior Salute: Janelly Farias and Rachel Wood". UC Irvine Athletics. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "San Diego SeaLions". Women's Premier Soccer League. Archived from the original on 27 July 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "San Diego SeaLions". Women's Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ Hernández, César (2021-04-28). "Janelly Farias: Mexican soccer's most outspoken and fearless player". The Guardian.
- ^ "¡Bienvenida al Guadalajara, Janelly!" (in Spanish). 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
- ^ "Janelly Farías – EXATLÓN Estados Unidos: Lo que tienes que saber" (in Spanish). Ahoramismo.com. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
External links
edit- Janelly Farías – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Janelly Farías at Soccerway
- Janelly Farías at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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