Silvana Flores

Silvana Flores
Personal information
Full name	Silvana Flores Dorrell
Date of birth	18 April 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Georgetown SC
	Guelph SA
	Essex County FA
	Arsenal
2020–2021	Chelsea
Senior career*
Years	Team
2021	Reading
2021–2022	Tottenham Hotspur
2022	→ Ipswich Town (loan)
2022–2024	Monterrey
2023	→ Mazatlán (loan)
International career‡
2018	Mexico U17
2019	Mexico U19
2020–2022	Mexico U20
2021–	Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022

Last updated June 10, 2024

Silvana Flores Dorrell (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

Flores was born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to a Mexican father, Rubén Flores, and a Canadian mother of English descent.^[2] She began playing soccer at age 4 with Georgetown SC.^[2]

Club career

After spending time in the academies of Arsenal and Chelsea, Flores joined Reading in February 2021.^[3] In the summer ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, Flores transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.^[4]

She signed with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on June 16, 2022.^[5] She went on loan to Mazatlán F.C. (women) on July 4th 2023 and returned to Monterrey on January 16, 2024.

International career

When she was 11, Flores trained as a guest player with the Cayman Islands women's national under-15 football team, which was then coached by her father.^[6] She later attended some camps of the youth programs of Canada^[2] and England. By 2018, she had already chosen to play for Mexico internationally.

Flores represented Mexico at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Runner-Up), the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022). She made her senior debut on 23 February 2021 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica.^[7]

Personal life

Flores' siblings Marcelo and Tatiana are also part of the Mexican men's and women's youth programs, respectively.^[7]

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References

↑ Silvana Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
1 2 3 Silvana Flores at the Canadian Soccer Association . Retrieved 23 February 2021.
↑ "Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.
↑ "Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers". The Football Association . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
↑ TIM, Televisa. "Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
↑ "Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football". FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
1 2 Sainz, Rubén (23 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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[SW-1] Silvana Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[canada-2] 1 2 3 Silvana Flores at the Canadian Soccer Association . Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[3] "Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.

[4] "Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers". The Football Association . Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[5] TIM, Televisa. "Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.

[6] "Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football". FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

[TUDN-7] 1 2 Sainz, Rubén (23 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.

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