Greta Espinoza

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Greta Espinoza
Personal information
Full name Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 28) [1]
Place of birth Tijuana, Mexico [2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Arizona Western 16 (8)
2015–2017 Oregon State 39 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Arizona Strikers FC
2017–2018 Levante 15 (0)
2018– UANL 225 (21)
International career‡
2012 Mexico U17
2014 Mexico U20
2014– Mexico 48 (5)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024

Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.

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International career

Espinoza was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0. [3] [4]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 June 2023 Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 4–04–0 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
2.3 July 2023Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1–07–3
3.5 July 2023Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4–06–0
4.26 September 2023 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 2–06–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Honors and awards

UANL

Mexico

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association . Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Las Defensas de la Selección Nacional Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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