Sheyla Flores

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Floresand the second or maternal family name is Rivas.

Sheyla Flores

Personal information
Full name	Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas
Date of birth	(1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth	Villa Fraternidad, Managua, Nicaragua [2]
Position(s)	Forward [3]
Youth career
2006	Falcons de Managua [4]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2016	UNAN Managua	19	(72)
2016–2018	Águilas de León
2018–2019	Alianza	9	(26)
2019	UNAN Managua
2020	Saprissa
2020–2022	Real Estelí
2022–2023	Saprissa	24	(4)
International career‡
2011	Nicaragua U17	2	(1)
2018	Nicaragua U20	3	(0)
2014–	Nicaragua	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2022

Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas (born 15 May 1998) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a forward ^[3] for Deportivo Saprissa and the Nicaragua women's national team.

Club career

In 2015, the 17-year-old Flores set a Nicaraguan women's football record, scoring a total of 72 goals for UNAN Managua across the 2014 Apertura and 2015 Clausura, surpassing Ninoska Solís's previous record of 66 goals. ^{[4] [2]}

In 2016, Flores signed with FC Águilas de León. ^[4]

In October 2018, Flores signed with Salvadoran team Alianza F.C., becoming the first foreign footballer to play in Liga Mayor de Fútbol Femenina. ^{[5] [6]} She ended the regular season with 20 goals from 7 games. ^[7]

In 2019, Flores rejoined UNAN Managua. ^[8]

In January 2020, Flores signed with Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa. ^[9] In July the same year, she returned to Nicaragua to join Real Estelí. ^[10]

In April 2022, she rejoined Saprissa, signing alongside her younger sister Yessenia. ^[11] She left the club in August 2023. ^[12]

International career

In 2011, a 13-year-old Flores played twice for the Nicaragua women's national under-17 football team, scoring in a 2–1 home loss to Panama. ^[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	6 October 2019	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	2–1	2–1	El Salvador	2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification	[13]

Personal life

Flores' sister Yessenia also plays for the Nicaragua women's national football team.

References

1. Sheyla Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
2. Garcia, German (21 July 2015). "Sheyla Flores con nuevo récord en futbol femenino". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
3. Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (17 May 2015). "Sheyla Flores va por marca de goles". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022. La delantera de la UNAN Managua...
4. Reyes, Edelma (14 September 2016). "Puro amor al fútbol". Niú (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
5. López, Benjamín (19 October 2018). "Alianza Women: primer equipo en fichar una extranjera". El Grafico (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
6. "Mayqueling Márquez, jugadora de Alianza Women quiere cumplir su sueño de jugar con la Selecta femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
7. Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (21 January 2019). "La nicaragüense Shelya Flores líder goleadora y campeona invicta en futbol salvadoreño". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
8. Membreño, Rosa (18 September 2019). "Sheyla Flores guía a UNAN en su primer triunfo en el Torneo Interclubes de la Uncaf". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
9. Pavón, Justin (28 January 2020). "Sheyla Flores jugará en el Saprissa de Costa Rica". VOS TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
10. "La seleccionada nacional Sheyla Flores se integra al Tren del Norte". Canal 6 (in Spanish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
11. "La nicaragüense Yessenia Flores debuta con equipo de fútbol costarricense". VOS TV (in Spanish). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
12. Valverde, Esteban (15 August 2023). "Saprissa Femenino anuncia la salida de dos extranjeras". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
13. Harold Leandro (8 October 2019). "A la Selección Femenina le basta un empate para clasificar". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.