Charlyn Corral

Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang (born 11 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merilappi United in Finland and for the University of Louisville's college soccer team in the United States. She has also been a member of Mexico's U-20 team.

Charlyn Corral
Playing for Mexico in 2014
Personal information
Full nameVerónica Charlyn Corral Ang[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birthAcolman, State of Mexico, Mexico[2]
Height1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)Forward
Team information
Current team
Pachuca
Number9
Youth career
0000–2011Borregos Salvajes
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013Louisville Cardinals35(21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014Merilappi United8(5)
2015–2019Levante117(86)
2019–2021Atlético Madrid20(8)
2021–Pachuca104(75)
International career
2006–2010Mexico U-2013(3)
2008–Mexico71(35)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place2023 SantiagoTeam
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024

Club career

edit

After scoring 23 goals for Levante in her debut 2015–16 season, Corral signed a one-year extension to her contract with the Spanish club.[3] She had been named in the Primera División's Team of the Season.[4] She left the side in 2019.[5]

International career

edit

Corral made her debut for the Mexico U-21 team in 2006 at the age of 14. She was a member of the Mexico squad at the 2006, 2008 and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2006, Corral was the top scorer at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Corral earned her first cap for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in a group stage match against New Zealand.[6]

Corral 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.[7][8]

Personal life

edit

Charlyn's brother George Corral is also an international footballer, who currently plays for Club Puebla.[9]

Controversies

edit

On 19 June 2015, Corral was reported to have called for the replacement of Leonardo Cuéllar, long-time coach of the Mexico women's national team. Corral was not on the roster for the 2015 Pan American Games and the qualifying matches for the 2015 Women's World Cup.[10] Cuellar stepped down as coach in 2016 and in 2017 Corral was again selected for the roster of the national team.[11]

International goals

edit
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 July 2007Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Paraguay3–05–02007 Pan American Games
2.5–0
3.7 March 2011Sotira, Cyprus  Northern Ireland2–03–12011 Cyprus Women's Cup
4.21 October 2014RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  Jamaica2–13–12014 CONCACAF Women's Championship
5.3–1
6.26 October 2014PPL Park, Chester, United States  Trinidad and Tobago3–24–2 (a.e.t.)
7.4–2
8.17 November 2014Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez, Veracruz, Mexico  Colombia1–11–12014 Central American and Caribbean Games
9.19 November 2014  Trinidad and Tobago1–06–0
10.3–0
11.5–0
12.6–0
13.27 November 2014  Colombia1–02–0
14.13 January 2015Shenzhen Stadium, Foshan, China  Canada1–11–22015 Four Nations Tournament
15.15 January 2015  South Korea1–11–2
16.4 March 2015Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  South Africa1–02–02015 Cyprus Women's Cup
17.11 March 2015GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Italy1–03–2
18.28 February 2018Alanya, Turkey  Latvia1–05–02018 Turkish Women's Cup
19.3–0
20.2 March 2018  Jordan3–15–1
21.20 July 2018Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia  Trinidad and Tobago3–05–12018 Central American and Caribbean Games
22.24 July 2018  Nicaragua3–04–0
23.30 July 2018  Costa Rica1–13–1
24.7 October 2018WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States  Trinidad and Tobago1–04–12018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
25.3–1
26.1 March 2019GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Thailand1–02–12019 Cyprus Women's Cup
27.2–1
28.4 March 2019AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Hungary1–13–3
29.28 July 2019Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru  Jamaica2–02–02019 Pan American Games
30.3 August 2019  Colombia2–22–2
31.3 July 2023Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador  Jamaica2–07–32023 Central American and Caribbean Games
32.5 July 2023  Guatemala6–06–0
33.22 September 2023Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago5–06–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
34.22 October 2023Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile  Jamaica7–07–02023 Pan American Games

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2015. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Las Delanteras de la Selección Femenil de México que Participarán en Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Charlyn Corral renueva con Levante" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Así queda el once ideal de la Primera División Femenina" (in Spanish). La Liga. 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Mercado de fichajes de la Liga Iberdrola: altas, bajas y hoja de ruta para la temporada 2019-20" (in Spanish). Marca.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ Charlyn Corral Bio Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Know Your Cardinals: Charlyn Corral" The Louisville Cardinal, 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Charlyn Corral Lamento que no Haya Libertad de Expresion", Telemundo Deportes, June 19, 2005, http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/29365969/charlyn-corral-lamento-que-no-haya-libertad-de-expresion, accessed 30 Nov 2017
  11. ^ "Alineacion seleccion nacional de Mexico"; https://twitter.com/miseleccionmx/status/935252443117576197/photo/1, accessed 30 Nov 2017
edit