Melanie Barcenas

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Melanie Barcenas
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Barcenas with the San Diego Wave in 2024
Personal information
Full name Melanie Magali Barcenas [1]
Date of birth (2007-10-30) October 30, 2007 (age 17) [2]
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 San Diego Wave FC
Number 25
Youth career
2013–2023 San Diego Surf
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– San Diego Wave FC 17 (1)
International career‡
2022–2024 United States U17 16 (5)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Dominican Republic 2024
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 5, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

Melanie Magali Barcenas (born October 30, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She was the youngest player in the NWSL when she was signed at the age of 15 in 2023. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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Early life

Barcenas was born and raised in San Diego, California. [4] [5] At age 10, she accompanied United States players out onto the pitch before a match against Brazil at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego; after the match, she asked for and received a jersey from her favorite player and future Wave teammate Alex Morgan. [3]

Barcenas played during her youth career with San Diego Surf. [3] [4] She was part of the Surf under-8 team that won the 2014 Albion Cup National Soccer Showcase in San Diego [6] and the leading goalscorer for the Surf's under-12 team at the 2019 Far West President's Cup in Norco, California, which the Surf won on two goals by Barcenas in the championship match. [7]

Club career

On March 21, 2023, Barcenas signed a three-year contract with San Diego Wave FC through the NWSL Under-18 Entry Mechanism at the age of 15 years and 138 days. This contract made her the youngest NWSL signee at the time, breaking the record set by Chloe Ricketts earlier in the month (15 years and 283 days). She made her first appearance with the team during a pre-season match against Angel City FC on March 18, 2023. [3] [5]

Barcenas made her NWSL regular-season debut on April 29, 2023, in a 3–1 loss to the Orlando Pride, entering as a substitute in the 72nd minute. Her appearance, somewhat delayed by an illness, nonetheless made her the youngest NWSL player to appear in a regular-season match (15 years and 177 days). [8] [9]

International career

Barcenas has Mexican American heritage. [10] On January 17, 2022, Barcenas attended training camp for the Mexico national under-17 team. [11] [12]

On April 11, 2022, Barcenas was the youngest player named to the initial roster of the United States national under-17 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, [13] but was forced to withdraw before the start of the tournament due to an ankle injury. [14] She was called into United States under-17 friendlies in August 2022 [15] and under-16 training camp in October 2022. [16]

In February 2023, Barcenas played in two exhibition games with the United States under-17 team. [5] Barcenas was named to the roster for the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Mexico where she scored 1 goal en route to the US team winning the championship for the sixth time as well as qualifying the team for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [17]

Barcenas started every game for the United States as they placed third at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, their best result since 2008. [18] She scored three times in the group stage, with one goal in a 3–1 loss to Spain and two goals in a 5–0 win over South Korea. [19]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 5, 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [lower-alpha 1] Playoffs [lower-alpha 2] Continental [lower-alpha 3] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
San Diego Wave FC 2023 NWSL 700000—70
2024 10130—30161
Career total171300030231

Honors

San Diego Wave

United States U-17

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