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Jimena López

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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)
2023UMF Selfoss (loan) 8 (1)
2023–2024Valencia (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

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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

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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

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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

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OL Reign

References

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  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 LópezFIFA 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.
  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.
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