Génesis Pérez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Watson.
Génesis Pérez
Personal information
Full name Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson
Date of birth (2005-05-04) 4 May 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth San José, Costa Rica
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 UCF Knights
Number 0
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– UCF Knights 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Costa Rica U17 5 (0)
2022 Costa Rica U20 5 (0)
2021– Costa Rica 8 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson (born 4 May 2005) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the UCF Knights and the Costa Rica women's national team.

Club career

Coming from the Montverde Academy school team, Pérez joined Herediano in the summer of 2022. After half a year she returned to her school team and became active at college for the UCF Knights, in summer 2023.

International career

Pérez made her senior debut for Costa Rica on 15 June 2021, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Noelia Bermúdez in a 4–1 friendly win over Guatemala.[1] In 2022, she competed in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. She was then back in the senior squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.

She then took part in the 2022 World Cup with the U20 squad and a year later in the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.

In July 2023, Pérez was also added to the senior squad at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "Costa Rica vs. Guatemala – 15 June 2021 – Soccerway". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Valverde names Costa Rica squad for Women's World Cup". FIFA. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. ^ Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation.


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