Karla Paola Nieto Castillo[1] (born 9 January 1995) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil.[2]

Karla Nieto
Personal information
Full name Karla Paola Nieto Castillo
Date of birth (1995-01-09) 9 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number 6
Youth career
Ballenas Galeana
Leonas Morelos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Pachuca 129 (10)
International career
2014–2015 Mexico U20
2015– Mexico 25 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2017

Club career

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Prior to turning professional, Nieto played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.[3][4]

International career

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Nieto was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[5][6]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile   Jamaica 2–0 7–0 2023 Pan American Games

Honours and achievements

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Mexico

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Karla Nieto". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Pachuca Femenil squad". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Jiménez, Diego (21 January 2014). "Regresa a México la Sub-20 Femenil como subcampeona en Premundial". morelos.quadratin.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ Saldaña, Salvador (3 February 2015). "Leonas Morelos inicia con el pie derecho en la Liga Mayor Femenil". La Unión de Morelos (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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