Alicia Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican football forward who currently plays for Liga MX Femenil side Guadalajara and the Mexico women's national football team.
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| Full name | Alicia Cervantes Herrera | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Atlas | 13 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Monterrey | 45 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Guadalajara | 116 | (103) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editAlicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco.[1]
Club career
editShe made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against Guadalajara. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500 MXN monthly wage (approximately $60 USD).[2]
In 2019 she moved to Monterrey where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the Rayadas.[3][4]
In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to Guadalajara.[5]
In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021.
International career
editCervantes was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[6][7]
Personal life
editDespite making her professional debut with Guadalajara's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the Chivas.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 October 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlas | 2017–18 | Liga MX Femenil | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Monterrey | 2018–19 | Liga MX Femenil | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| 2019–20 | Liga MX Femenil | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 11 | 45 | 11 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2020–21 | Liga MX Femenil | 37 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
| 2021–22 | Liga MX Femenil | 39 | 37 | 39 | 37 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga MX Femenil | 24 | 19 | 24 | 19 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga MX Femenil | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
| Total | 116 | 103 | 116 | 103 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 123 | 174 | 123 | ||
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 November 2021 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City, Mexico |  Canada |
2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico |  Suriname |
9–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Antigua and Barbuda |
4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla |  Anguilla |
1–0 | 11–0 | |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 6–0 | |||||
| 7. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3–0 | 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6–0 | |||||
| 9. | 22 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |  Jamaica |
5–0 | 7–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
Honours
editMonterrey
Guadalajara
Mexico
- Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal
References
edit- ^ a b "Alicia Cervantes Herrera". Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Jiménez, Daniel (9 January 2018). "Alicia Cervantes renuncia al Atlas debido a su bajo sueldo". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b Robles, Javier (16 June 2020). "Alicia Cervantes, chiva de corazón". Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Monroy, Juan Carlos (8 December 2019). "Según Alicia Cervantes, ese fue el secreto de Rayadas para ser campeón". Once Diario (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Jiménez, Agustín (12 June 2020). "Alicia Cervantes, nueva jugadora de Chivas Femenil". Informador (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Alicia Cervantes Herrera". LIGA MX Femenil. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
External links
edit- Alicia Cervantes at Soccerway.com
- Alicia Cervantes at FBref.com
- Alicia Cervantes at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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