Alicia Cervantes

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Alicia Cervantes
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Cervantes with Guadalajara in 2025
Personal information
Full name Alicia Cervantes Herrera
Date of birth (1994-01-24) 24 January 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 24
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Atlas 13 (9)
2018–2020 Monterrey 58 (12)
2020– Guadalajara 163 (134)
International career
2021– Mexico 10 (9)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2025

Alicia "Licha" Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.

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A prolific goal scorer, Cervantes is Chivas historic top goal scorer and one of the top goal scorers in Liga MX Femenil, with more than 150 league goals. [2] [3]

Early life

Alicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco. [1]

Club career

She made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against Guadalajara. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500 MXN monthly wage (approximately $60 USD). [4]

In 2019 she moved to Monterrey where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the Rayadas. [5] [6]

In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to Guadalajara. [7]

In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021, alongside Lucie Martínková. [8]

International career

Cervantes 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. [9] [10]

Personal life

Despite making her professional debut with Guadalajara's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the Chivas. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 October 2023 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlas 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil 139139
Total139139
Monterrey 2018–19 Liga MX Femenil279279
2019–20 Liga MX Femenil182182
Total45114511
Guadalajara 2020–21 Liga MX Femenil37323732
2021–22 Liga MX Femenil39373937
2022–23 Liga MX Femenil24192419
2023–24 Liga MX Femenil16151615
Total116103116103
Career total174123174123

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2021Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City, Mexico Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2–02–1 Friendly
2.17 February 2022 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolas de los Garza, MexicoFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 9–09–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
3.20 February 2022 Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 4–08–0
4.9 April 2022 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Flag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla 1–011–0
5.2–0
6.6–0
7.26 September 2023 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, MexicoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 3–06–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
8.6–0
9.22 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 5–07–0 2023 Pan American Games

Honours

Monterrey

Guadalajara

Mexico

References

  1. 1 2 "Alicia Cervantes Herrera". Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Santos, Matias (2025-02-03). "¡Licha récord! Cervantes supera a Omar Bravo y es máxima goleadora de Chivas". Juanfutbol (in Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  3. ↑ "Golea Chivas a Necaxa; alcanza Licha Cervantes a Katty Martínez | Periódico Zócalo | Noticias de Saltillo, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Monclova, Acuña". Periódico Zócalo | Noticias de Saltillo, Torreón, Piedras Negras, Monclova, Acuña (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  4. ↑ Jiménez, Daniel (9 January 2018). "Alicia Cervantes renuncia al Atlas debido a su bajo sueldo". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 Robles, Javier (16 June 2020). "Alicia Cervantes, chiva de corazón". Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Monroy, Juan Carlos (8 December 2019). "Según Alicia Cervantes, ese fue el secreto de Rayadas para ser campeón". Once Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  7. ↑ Jiménez, Agustín (12 June 2020). "Alicia Cervantes, nueva jugadora de Chivas Femenil". Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  8. ↑ "Tres mexicanas entre las mejores goleadoras en Liga en el mundo". OnceDiario (in Spanish). 3 January 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Alicia Cervantes Herrera". LIGA MX Femenil. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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