Charlyn_Corral

Charlyn Corral

Charlyn Corral

Mexican footballer (born 1991)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corral and the second or maternal family name is Ang.

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.

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Club career

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

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

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

Controversies

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "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.
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    "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.
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    "Charlyn Corral renueva con Levante" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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    "Así queda el once ideal de la Primera División Femenina" (in Spanish). La Liga. 27 June 2016.
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    "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.
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    Charlyn Corral Bio Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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    "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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    "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Know Your Cardinals: Charlyn Corral" The Louisville Cardinal, 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. [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
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    "Alineacion seleccion nacional de Mexico"; https://twitter.com/miseleccionmx/status/935252443117576197/photo/1, accessed 30 Nov 2017
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