Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu (born 31 January 1996) is a former American-born Mexican footballer who last played as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Livingston, New Jersey United States | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Notre Dame Fighting Irish | 55 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Valencia | 35 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Monterrey | 93 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–2023 | Mexico | 12 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2017 | |||
International career
editFlores made her full international debut for Mexico on January 23, 2016.[3]
Personal life
editFlores was born to a Mexican father and a Romanian mother.[4] Flores grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and played soccer at Livingston High School.[1] Her twin sister Sabrina Flores represented United States U-20 and they faced each other at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In June 2018, Sabrina joined Mónica in the Mexico national team after doing the one-time international allegiance switch.[citation needed]
While attending the University of Notre Dame she lived in Pasquerilla East Hall.[citation needed]
Professional career
editValencia
editIn 2018, Flores joined Spanish side Valencia where she played for two seasons. On 28 May 2020, via Twitter, Flores announced that she would be leaving Valencia.[5]
Monterrey
editIn June 2020, Monterrey announced that Flores would be joining the club for the 2020–21 season.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Monica Flores – Notre Dame Women's Soccer". ND Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil Enfrentará a Venezuela" (in Spanish). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "Sabrina, Monica Flores Keep Tight Bond Despite Being on Either Side of USA-Mexico Rivalry". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ @flrmonica5 (28 May 2020). "a special chapter coming to an end GRACIAS!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Refuerzo de Clase Mundial Para Rayadas". Liga MX Femenil. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
External links
edit- Mónica Flores – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mónica Flores at Soccerway
- Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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