The International Federation of Football History and Statistics recognized the best soccer players from the North American, Central American and Caribbean Soccer Confederation in the Concacaf 2021 ideal team. This selection includes six Mexican soccer players, five of them are members of the MX Women’s League.
Not all those selected have a place in the starting eleven, therefore three out of six appear as substitutes. On the bench are Greta espinoza Y Stephany Mayor found in the ranks of the Tigers, while the third, Alicia cervantes, play in the Chivas. However, Alison gonzalez, Katty Martinez Y Kenti Robles They are the three players who look like starters on the Concacaf team.
The Concacaf Dream Team is comprised of four Canadian players (Jessie fleming, Ashley lawrence, Kadeisha buchanan Y Stéphanie Labbe) and eight Americans (Sophia smith, Christen Press, Samantha mewis, Abby dahlkemper, Rose lavelle, Ashley hatch, Megan rapinoe Y Casey murphy), in addition to the six Mexicans.
As the best coach she was chosen Bev prietsman, the technical director of the Canadian team. These nominations were made for the role played by the different teams during the year.
Meet the six talents who have been called up to the 2021 Concacaf Dream Team:
Alison González, Atlas FC Women
Alison plays in the Atlas Female. At her young age, she is a key figure in the rojinegras and is one of the scorers in women’s soccer in Mexico. The attacker is indisputable in the Mexican team from the lower categories to the absolute. got runner-up at the 2018 U-17 World Cup in Uruguay.
His career in the Mexican league began at the age of 16 with the Universitaria, where he won the Clausura 2018 title. In 2019 he reached the Atlas where you are currently. In the Apertura 2020 he stayed close to the scoring title, of which he was stripped by Katty Martinez from Tigers of the UANL.
Katty Martínez, Club América Femenil
Katty Martínez, known as Katty ‘Killer’ has recently arrived at the Club América Femenil. His departure from Tigers it has created an atmosphere of tension among the fans. She plays as a forward and is a quality footballer. she has been the top scorer in Tigres. 80 touchdowns in 91 games in the 8 and a half seasons he has played.
At 23, the young Mexican has 4 titles in the Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2018, Clausura, 2019, Apertura, 2020 and Clausura 2021.
Kenti Robles, Real Madrid (Spain)
Kenti is a 30-year-old soccer player who plays in the Iberdrola First Division League of Spain. Oak trees she was the first Mexican soccer player to score in the Women’s Champions League.
The player lived in Mexico during her first years of life, but when she was eight years old she migrated to Spain together with her mother where she managed to acquire Spanish nationality for the time of residence in the country.
At the age of 14 he began his sports training with the Real Club Deportivo Espanyol. In 2009 she made her debut in the First Division and won the Queen’s Cup in 2010. The player went through the Barcelona Women, Spanish team with which it debuted in the Women’s Champions League. He also went through the Atlético de Madrid during the 2014 – 2015 season. And in 2020 it reached the Real Madrid, team you are currently on.
Despite having the two national teams, Kenti decided to be part of the Mexican National Team. In 2018 he won a gold medal at the Barranquilla Central American and Caribbean Games and a bronze medal at the Toronto 2015 Pan American Games.
The three Mexican substitutes in the Concacaf 2021 ideal team:
Greta Espinoza, Tigres
The 26-year-old defense plays in Tigers in the First Women’s Division of Mexico. He started in soccer at the age of 7, after previously practicing various sports such as gymnastics, swimming and ballet. When he decides to start training in the beautiful sport, not everything starts out rosy, but in the first training session he cried. But here is the importance of a good coach dedicated and dedicated to teaching children through sport, and it was the coach who led her by the hand.
From a very young age she had skill and quality. Her talent in defense led her to play the Central American and Caribbean Games Veracruz 2014. After not having a women’s league in Mexico, the soccer player had to emigrate to the United States to continue with her training and preparation.
In 2017 he arrived in the Old Continent, specifically in the Spanish women’s league. Greta was a member of the Raise UD, where it only lasted a year. In 2018 he returned to Mexico and joined his current team, Female Tigers. Since then, he has been a key piece in the felines’ starting eleven.
Stephany Mayor, Tigers
The 30-year-old experienced soccer player plays in Female Tigers. The attacker’s talent has shone since she started in the amateur leagues. Like her partner, Mayor won gold in 2014 at the Veracruz Central American and Caribbean Games and in 2015 she won bronze at the Pan American Games.
Stephany makes the leap to Europe for the same reason as her partner Greta, Mexico did not have a women’s league so she moved abroad. Finally, in 2019 he returned to his country after playing for the club Thór / KA Akureyri from Iceland. In addition, the soccer player has in her locker several calls for the national team from the Under 20 category to the absolute.
Alicia Cervantes, Chivas de Guadalajara
Cervantes is forward in the Chivas and the top scorer of her team. Cervantes was trained in the basic forces of Atlas, a club with which she made her debut in the Liga MX Femenil on July 29, 2017. After several problems with the salary gap, the player decided to change the air and left for the Monterrey with which he achieved the Apertura 2019 tournament.
In 2020 Alicia signed for the Chivas de Guadalajara where he is currently active. The attacker became the rojiblanco team’s top scorer with 32 goals on matchday 11 of last Clausura 2021.
