Jimena López

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is López and the second or maternal family name is Fuentes.
Jimena López
Jimena López in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jimena López Fuentes[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 UANL
Number 6
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Texas A&M Aggies 41 (6)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Eibar 16 (1)
2021–2024 OL Reign 6 (0)
2023 → UMF Selfoss (loan) 8 (1)
2023–2024 → Valencia (loan) 25 (1)
2024– UANL 0 (0)
International career‡
2014 Mexico U-15 3 (0)
2016 Mexico U-17 4+ (1+)
2018 Mexico U-20 8 (1)
2019– Mexico 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2019

Jimena López Fuentes (born 30 January 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left back for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL,[4] as well as the Mexico women's national team.[5][6]

Club career

On 14 January 2021, López was selected in the third round (28th overall) of the 2021 NWSL Draft by OL Reign.[7] However, on 26 January 2021 she elected to sign with Spanish Primera División club Eibar.[8][9]

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.[10] She made her senior debut on 27 February 2019 in a friendly match against Italy.[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 February 2020 H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 2–0 6–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship

Honors

OL Reign

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 – List of Players: Mexico U20 (women)" (PDF). FIFA. 26 July 2018. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ Jimena López – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. ^ "Jimena Lopez - Soccer". Texas A&M University Athletics. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Jimena López se une a Tigres Femenil". ABC Noticias (in Spanish). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  5. ^ "OL Reign Loans Defender Jimena López to UMF Selfoss in Iceland". OL REIGN: WE ARE THE BOLD.
  6. ^ Pytlik, Rick (20 April 2022). "Hidden Powers: Jimena Lopez is a secret two-sport star". HerFootballHub. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
  7. ^ "OL Reign Selects Jimena López in the 2021 NWSL Draft". OL Reign. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  8. ^ "El Eibar ficha a la internacional mexicana Jimena López". SD Eibar - El Diario Vasco (in Spanish). 26 January 2021.
  9. ^ Rupinski, Eugene (26 January 2021). "Mexico left back Jiména López signs with Eibar". FMF State Of Mind.
  10. ^ "Debuts con la SNM Femenil Mayor durante la Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Selección Nacional de México. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Pierde México Femenil en Copa Chipre" (in Spanish). Televisa Deportes. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  12. ^ "OL Reign claim NWSL Shield with comfortable win over Orlando". ESPN. 2 October 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  13. ^ "OL Reign Claim 2022 Women's Cup Title with 2-1 Win over Louisville". King 5. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.