María Contreras

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María Fernanda Contreras Muñoz
Personal information
Full name María Fernanda Contreras Muñoz
Date of birth (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Guatemala City, Guatemala
Height 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2014 Asociación Pares Unifut [1]
2014–2017 Montverde Academy
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 The Citadel Bulldogs 90 (10)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022 Haukar 15 (2 [2] )
2023 Stomilanki Olsztyn 9 (0)
International career
2022– Guatemala 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 April 2022

María Fernanda Contreras Muñoz (born 08 November 1998), commonly known as Mafer Contreras, [3] is a Guatemalan footballer who plays as a midfielder. [4]

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Early life and college

Contreras was born in Guatemala City to Erick Contreras and Patricia Muñoz. [5] She later moved to the United States to attend and play soccer at Montverde Academy. In 2017, she enrolled at The Citadel and later captained The Citadel Bulldogs women's soccer team. [6]

Club career

In March 2022, Contreras signed with Icelandic team Haukar. [3]

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