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Mónica Flores

Mónica Flores

Mexican footballer (born 1996)


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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International career

Flores made her full international debut for Mexico on January 23, 2016.[3]

Personal life

Flores 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

Valencia

In 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

In June 2020, Monterrey announced that Flores would be joining the club for the 2020–21 season.[6]


References

  1. "Monica Flores – Notre Dame Women's Soccer". ND Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. "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.
  3. @flrmonica5 (28 May 2020). "a special chapter coming to an end GRACIAS!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  4. "Refuerzo de Clase Mundial Para Rayadas". Liga MX Femenil. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.



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