Liz Vega (footballer)

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Liz Vega
Personal information
Full name Elizabeth Carol Vega [1]
Date of birth (1998-11-19) 19 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth FairFax, VA United States
Height 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder [2]
Youth career
Greater Atlanta Christian Spartans
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Rhodes Lynx 55 (11)
International career
2018 Nicaragua U20 3 (0)
2018– Nicaragua 4 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2019. [3]

Elizabeth Vega (born 19 November 1998) is an American-born Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Nicaragua women's national team.

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Early life

Vega was raised in Snellville, Georgia. [2]

High school and college career

Vega has attended the Greater Atlanta Christian School in Norcross, Georgia and played club soccer for Atlanta Fire Unites Soccer Association as well as the Gwinnett Soccer Academy as part of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL). Vega has attended the Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee. [2]

International career

Vega capped for Nicaragua at senior level during the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Liz Vega at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Liz Vega". Rhodes College Athletics. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Liz Vega". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 April 2021.