Génesis Pérez
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UCF Knights | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | UCF Knights | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Costa Rica U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 8 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson (born 4 May 2005) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the UCF Knights and the Costa Rica women's national team.
Club career[edit]
Coming from the Montverde Academy school team, Pérez joined Herediano in the summer of 2022. After half a year she returned to her school team and became active at college for the UCF Knights, in summer 2023.
International career[edit]
Pérez made her senior debut for Costa Rica on 15 June 2021, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Noelia Bermúdez in a 4–1 friendly win over Guatemala.[1] In 2022, she competed in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. She was then back in the senior squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.
She then took part in the 2022 World Cup with the U20 squad and a year later in the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
In July 2023, Pérez was also added to the senior squad at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Costa Rica vs. Guatemala – 15 June 2021 – Soccerway". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Valverde names Costa Rica squad for Women's World Cup". FIFA. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation.
External links[edit]
- Génesis Pérez at Soccerway
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- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
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- Women's association football goalkeepers
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- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
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