Greta Espinoza
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| Full name | Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1995[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tijuana, Mexico[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | UANL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Arizona Western | 16 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Oregon State | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona Strikers FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Levante | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | UANL | 225 | (21) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Mexico U17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Mexico U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Mexico | 48 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Greta Alejandra Espinoza Casas (born 5 June 1995) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico national team.
International career
[edit]Espinoza was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[3][4]
International goals
[edit]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 29 June 2023 | Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador |  Puerto Rico |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| 2. | 3 July 2023 |  Jamaica |
1–0 | 7–3 | ||
| 3. | 5 July 2023 |  Guatemala |
4–0 | 6–0 | ||
| 4. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
Honors and awards
[edit]UANL
- Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Guard1anes 2020, Guard1anes 2021, Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023
- Campeón de Campeones: 2021, 2023
Mexico
- Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "Las Defensas de la Selección Nacional Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Greta Espinoza at Soccerway.com
- Greta Espinoza at FBref.com
- Greta Espinoza at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
- Greta Espinoza – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Greta Espinoza – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Fox Sports player profile
- Profile at Mexican Football Federation (in Spanish)
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Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tijuana
- Mexican women's footballers
- Arizona Western College alumni
- Oregon State Beavers women's soccer players
- Levante UD Femenino players
- Liga F players
- Mexico women's international footballers
- 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Mexican expatriate women's footballers
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Women's association football defenders
- Liga MX Femenil players
- Tigres UANL (women) footballers
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in football
- Mexico women's youth international footballers
- Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico
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