Nicole Pérez

Nicole Pérez
Personal information
Full name Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Guadalajara 73 (18)
2021– Monterrey 40 (5)
International career
2017–2018 Mexico U17
2019–2020 Mexico U20
2021– Mexico 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez[1] (born 30 August 2001) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Monterrey of the Liga MX Femenil.

Career

A native of Guadalajara, Pérez trained for gymnastics in her home town as a child.[2] She began playing youth football at her school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and had a spell with RCD Espanyol Femenino youth team in 2017.[3]

Pérez returned to Mexico where she played for Chivas Femenil in Liga MX Femenil, scoring 3 goals in 10 matches during the 2018–19 Apertura tournament.[4][5] She followed that with five goals in 15 matches during the Clausura tournament.[6] In October 2019, made her 50th Liga MX Femenil appearance for Chivas.[7]

In December 2020, Pérez joined Monterrey.[8]

International career

Mexico U-17 women's national football team

On June 12, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[9]

On December 1, 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[10] Pérez won the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player of the competicion.[11][12]

Mexico U-20 women's national football team

On March 8, 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[13]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 October 2024 Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz, Zacatepec, Mexico  Venezuela 2–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 3–0

Honours

Mexico U-17

Mexico U-20

Personal

Nike, Inc. selected Pérez to be part of its Dream Crazier advertising campaign in 2019.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "El sueño de Nicole en Chivas femenil" (in Spanish). El Informador. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Nicole Pérez, la mexicana que sigue los pasos de Kenti y Charlyn en España" (in Spanish). MARCA Claro México. 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Wera Kuri y Nicole Pérez rompen estereotipos de género a través del deporte" (in Spanish). Elle México. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  6. ^ "Chivas Femenil: Nicole Pérez es portada de junio en Elle México" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "Nicole Pérez, joven realidad rojiblanca" (in Spanish). Quadratin. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Refuerzan Rayadas el medio campo con Nicole Pérez". Rayados.com (in Spanish). C.F. Monterrey. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ^ "México, segundo Lugar del Campeonato Femenino Sub-17 de la CONCACAF". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "México, Subcampeón en la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Nicole Pérez alza la voz contra las barreras de género" (in Spanish). El Universal. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  12. ^ "¿Quién dice que el futbol no es de niñas? Nicole Pérez rompe el estereotipo" (in Spanish). Elle México. June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ^ "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.


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