Jimena López

Jimena López Fuentes (born 30 January 1999) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish Primera División club SD Eibar and the Mexico women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.
Jimena López
Personal information
Full name Jimena López Fuentes[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Eibar
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Texas A&M Aggies 41 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Eibar 0 (0)
National team‡
2014 Mexico U-15 3 (0)
2016 Mexico U-17 4+ (1+)
2018 Mexico U-20 8 (1)
2019– Mexico 21 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 November 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 March 2019

Club career

On 14 January 2021, López was selected in the third round (28th overall) of the 2021 NWSL Draft by OL Reign.[4] However, on 26 January 2021 she elected to sign with Spanish Primera División club Eibar.[5][6]

International career

López represented Mexico at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1] She made her senior debut on 27 February 2019 in a friendly match against Italy.[7]

International goals
Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 February 2020H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States Saint Kitts and Nevis2–06–02020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

References
  1. "Debuts con la SNM Femenil Mayor durante la Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. Jimena López – FIFA competition record
  3. "Jimena Lopez - Soccer". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "OL Reign Selects Jimena López in the 2021 NWSL Draft". OL Reign.
  5. "El Eibar ficha a la internacional mexicana Jimena López". SD Eibar - El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 26 January 2021.
  6. Rupinski, Eugene (26 January 2021). "Mexico left back Jiména López signs with Eibar". FMF State Of Mind.
  7. "Pierde México Femenil en Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. Retrieved 1 March 2019.


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