Christina Murillo

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Christina Murillo
Personal information
Full name Christina Murillo Ruiz [1]
Date of birth (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993 (age 30) [1]
Place of birth Ventura, California, United States [2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
Nordhoff
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2015 Michigan Wolverines 82 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Motor City FC 9 [3] (0)
2017 Gintra Universitetas 5 (5)
2018 Chicago Red Stars Reserves 1 (0)
International career
2010 Mexico U17
2012 Mexico U20
2011–2018 Mexico 26 [4] (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:32, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Christina Murillo Ruiz (born 28 January 1993) is an American-born Mexican former footballer who played as a centre back for the Mexico women's national team.

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College career

Murillo was a four-year starter at the University of Michigan where she played as a midfielder and center back. She did not play in 2014, instead choosing to train full-time with the Mexican Women's National Team ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her Senior season she was named team captain and made the All-Big Ten First team. She made 82 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Wolverines. She recorded a team high seven assists her senior year. Additionally, she is tied with a program record for most assists in a single game. [5]

Club career

Murillo signed for the WPSL team Motor City FC in April 2016. [6]

In August 2017, Murillo signed for Lithuanian club Gintra Universitetas and competed in UEFA Women's Champions League. She later signed to the Chicago Red Stars in the NWSL before officially retiring in 2019.

Personal life

Murillo's husband is Richard Sánchez, also a footballer who, like her, was born in the United States, but has represented Mexico internationally. He currently plays for Hartford Athletic. Murillo currently works for Chicago Fire FC. [7]

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