Ximena Ríos

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Ximena Rios
Personal information
Full name Ximena Elizabeth Rios Zarate
Date of birth (2001-07-26) 26 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2021 Club América 76 (2)
2022 Querétaro 29 (2)
2023–2024 Cruz Azul 51 (10)
International career
2017–2018 Mexico U17
2019–2020 Mexico U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2020

Ximena Elizabeth Rios Zarate [1] (born 26 July 2001) is a Mexican professional football left-back who currently plays for Cruz Azul of the Liga MX Femenil.

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Club career

Club América Femenil

A native of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Ríos began playing for Club América Femenil's senior side in the Apertura 2017 tournament, making her debut against Club Tijuana in July 2017. [2] [3] Manager Leonardo Cuéllar integrated her into the first team during the Apertura 2018 tournament, as América would finish as champions. [4] Ríos was included in the Liga MX ideal eleven for the second round of the Clausura 2020 tournament. [5]

International career

On June 12, 2018, Mexico women's national under-17 football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. [6]

On December 1, 2018, Mexico women's national under-17 football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [7]

On March 8, 2020, Mexico women's national under-20 football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [8]

Honours

Club América

Mexico U17

Mexico U20

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References

  1. "Ximena Elizabeth Rios Zarate". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. "Ximena ríos triunfa en futbol" (in Spanish). Cuarto Poder. 30 December 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  3. "Ximena Ríos, Talento de las Águilas del América". ligabbva.mx (in Spanish). 18 August 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  4. "América, campeón de la Liga MX Femenil". marca.com (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  5. "¡Siguen volando alto! Dos Águilas están en el once ideal de la Liga MX Femenil" (in Spanish). La Opinión. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  6. "México, segundo Lugar del Campeonato Femenino Sub-17 de la CONCACAF". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  7. "México, Subcampeón en la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  8. "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.