Greta Espinoza

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.

Greta Espinoza
Personal information
Full nameGreta Alejandra Espinoza Casas[1]
Date of birth (1995-06-05) 5 June 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birthTijuana, Mexico[2]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s)Centre-back
Team information
Current team
UANL
Number4
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014Arizona Western16(8)
2015–2017Oregon State39(1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Arizona Strikers FC
2017–2018Levante15(0)
2018–UANL225(21)
International career
2012Mexico U17
2014Mexico U20
2014–Mexico48(5)
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 3 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2024

International career

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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

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No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 June 2023Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador  Puerto Rico4–04–02023 Central American and Caribbean Games
2.3 July 2023  Jamaica1–07–3
3.5 July 2023  Guatemala4–06–0
4.26 September 2023Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago2–06–02024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Honors and awards

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UANL

Mexico

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
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