Mia Villalpando

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Mia Villalpando
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Villalpando with Mexico U17 in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mia Isabella Villalpando Valderrama
Date of birth (2008-05-10) 10 May 2008 (age 17) [1]
Place of birth Bonita, California, United States
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) [1]
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 3
Youth career
2022–2024 San Diego Surf SC
2024–2025 Tigres UANL U19
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Tigres UANL 6 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 United States U15 2 (0)
2024– Mexico U17 14 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon.svg 2025 Morocco
CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship
Runner-up 2024 Mexico
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 November 2025

Mia Isabella Villalpando Valderrama (born 10 May 2008) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born in the United States, she is a youth international for Mexico. She was previously a youth international for the United States.

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Early life

A daughter of Mexican parents, Villalpando was born in Bonita, California, and began her training at San Diego Surf SC. [2] [3]

Club career

In 2024, Villalpando moved to Mexico to join the under-19 side of Tigres UANL [4] She played her first professional match with Tigres UANL during the 2025 Liga MX Femenil Apertura season, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Sabrina Enciso in a 5–1 victory against Pumas UNAM on matchday 11. [5] At the end of the tournament, she secured the league championship with her club and received a scholarship to play for the UCLA Bruins in the United States. [6] She later decomitted and re-signed with Tigres in December 2025. [7]

International career

From 2022 to 2023, she was part of the United States national under-15 team under head coaches Katie Schoepfer [8] and Ciara Crinion, [9] where she played two friendly matches against the Netherlands [10] and Germany. [11]

In 2024, Villalpando switched to represent the Mexico under-17 team. [12] With the under-17s, she secured second place at the 2024 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship [13] and third place at the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup hosted in Morocco, [14] where she scored two penalties during shoot-outs against Italy [15] and Brazil. [16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 November 2025 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [18]
ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tigres UANL Apertura 2025 Liga MX Femenil 60000000
Total60000000
Career total60000000

    Honors

    Tigres UANL

    Mexico U-17

    References

    1. 1 2 "Squad List – FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Morocco 2025" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
    2. ↑ Pioneer, Erin (27 August 2024). "2023-24 ECNL Conference Players Of The Year And All-Conference Teams". San Diego Surf SC. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
    3. ↑ "No Days Off: 16-Year-Old Soccer PHENOM Got In Trouble For Training Too Much". Whistle. 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
    4. ↑ Rivera, Rafael (10 March 2024). "Mia Villalpando se une a Tigres Femenil" [Mia Villalpando joins Tigres Femenil] (in Spanish). Posta Deportes. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
    5. ↑ Rivera, Rafael (13 September 2025). "Tigres Femenil ficha a Mia Villalpando de último minuto para el Apertura 2025" [Tigres Femenil signed Mia Villalpando at the last minute for the Apertura 2025,] (in Spanish). Posta Deportes. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
    6. ↑ Mote Nava, Luis (24 November 2025). "Mia Villalpando: la campeona de Tigres que llevó a México al podio sub 17" [Mia Villalpando: the Tigres champion who led Mexico to the U17 podium] (in Spanish). Infobae. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
    7. ↑ Cruz, Juan (26 December 2025). "Tigres Femenil anuncia la renovación de Mia Villalpando tras rechazar beca en UCLA". abcnoticias.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 December 2025.
    8. ↑ "U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team Comes Together At National Performance Center In Kansas City, Kansas". U.S. Soccer. 12 April 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
    9. ↑ "U.S. Under-15 Women's Youth National Team Will Travel To Germany And Netherlands For Two Matches". U.S. Soccer. 29 May 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
    10. ↑ "U.S. Under-15 WYNT Rolls Past Netherlands 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Europe". US Soccer. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
    11. ↑ "U.S. U-15 WYNT Downs Germany, 1-0, To Finish European Training Camp As Scottie Antonucci Scores Game-Winner With Four Minutes Left Directly From A Corner Kick". US Soccer. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
    12. 1 2 "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Sub-17" [Call-up for the Mexican National Under-17 Team] (in Spanish). Selección mexicana de fútbol. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
    13. 1 2 "USA clinch U-17 Women's Concacaf triumph". FIFA. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
    14. 1 2 "Mexico edge Brazil to earn podium place". FIFA. 8 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
    15. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Match 48 report: Mexico vs Italy". FIFA. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
    16. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Match 51 report: Mexico vs Brazil". FIFA. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
    17. 1 2 Rivera, Rafael (24 November 2025). "Mia Villalpando y Bárbara Olivieri se despiden de Tigres Femenil tras ganar el Apertura 2025" [Mia Villalpando and Bárbara Olivieri say goodbye to Tigres Femenil after winning the Apertura 2025] (in Spanish). Posta Deportes. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
    18. ↑ "Profile of Mia Villalpando". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
    19. ↑ Flores Aldana, Omar (8 November 2025). "¿De qué equipo son las seleccionadas de México Sub-17 Femenil?" [Which team do the players selected for the Mexican U-17 Women's team belong to?] (in Spanish). ESPN Mexico. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
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