Personal information | |||
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Full name | Esmeralda Verdugo Romo | ||
Date of birth | 19 January 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tijuana | ||
Number | 6 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Cerritos Falcons | 22 | (14) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Tijuana | 3 | (0) |
2018–2020 | América | 51 | (5) |
2020 | → Tijuana (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2020–2021 | León | 28 | (1) |
2021– | Tijuana | 27 | (1) |
International career | |||
2011–2012 | Mexico U-17 | ||
2013–2014 | Mexico U-20 | ||
2015 | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2021 |
Esmeralda Verdugo Romo [1] (born 19 January 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays for Club Tijuana.
From 2014 to 2015, Verdugo played college soccer for Cerritos College, scoring 14 goals in 22 games. [2]
Verdugo joined Club América from Club Tijuana in 2018. [3] She made her debut in a 2–1 defeat to Toluca. [4] In December 2019, Verdugo and her teammate Lucero Cuevas were victims of an express kidnapping. [5] She subsequently rejoined Club Tijuana on loan. [6]
Verdugo signed with Club León in June 2020. [7] In June 2021, she rejoined Club Tijuana for a third time. [8]
Verdugo was capped for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2015 International Women's Football Tournament of Natal. [9]