Alexia Delgado

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Alvarado.
Alexia Delgado
Personal information
Full name Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-09) 9 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tigres UANL
Number 8
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Arizona State Sun Devils 82 (11)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 América 18 (0)
2023 Cruz Azul 13 (1)
2023– Tigres UANL 22 (0)
International career‡
2014 Mexico U15 4 (0)
2016 Mexico U17 4+ (0)
2018 Mexico U20 4 (0)
2019– Mexico 34 (1)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador Team
Summer Youth Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Nanjing Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2023

Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado (born 9 December 1999) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national team.

Early life[edit]

Born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Delgado is one of three children to her parents, Sonia Alvarado and Francisco Delgado Mejia. Her mother was a gymnast and her father and an uncle played football, the uncle professionally.[3] At the age of six, Delgado began doing gymnastics alongside her sister, Goretti, and also tried ballet before realizing the sports weren't for her. A few years later, her brother Francisco began playing football at school, and after convincing her parents to let her try the sport, Delgado began playing on Francisco's team. As there were no girls' football teams in Tepic, Delgado played with the boys until she was 13 years old.[4]

Delgado was scouted in Tepic by Leonardo Cuéllar, at the time the head coach of the Mexico women's national team, and was offered a spot at the Centro de Formación de Guadalajara.[5] For two days every two weeks, Delgado and her father took a three-hour bus trip from Tepic to Guadalajara for her training sessions. After a year, she moved in with the family of another player at the training center to be able to practice daily.[3] Delgado attended the Colegio SuBiré in Zapopan, where she was the captain of the school team and won the Copa Coca Cola, which earned the team a trip to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[6]

While playing for América, Delgado attended the University of Guadalajara, studying virtually towards a degree in interdisciplinary areas.[7] She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in sports business and a master's degree in organizational leadership.[4]

Club career[edit]

Delgado debuted for América in 2017–18, the inaugural season of the Liga MX Femenil.[8][9] She played 21 matches in all competitions, with 18 of those coming in the league.

In 2018, Delgado moved to the United States to play college soccer for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[6]

International career[edit]

Delgado was selected to the Mexico national teams for the first time in 2014, called up to the Mexico women's under-15 national team for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She played all four games at the tournament, helping Mexico earn a bronze medal. Delgado then stepped to the under-17 team, appearing at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[10] With the under-20 national team, Delgado won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Mexico's first-ever championship in the age-group tournament. She appeared at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as Mexico were eliminated in the group stage.

Delgado made her senior debut on 1 March 2019 in a friendly match against Thailand.[11] She was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history, defeating Chile 1–0 in the gold medal match.[12]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 28 November 2023[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil 18 0 3 0 — 21 0
Cruz Azul 2022–23 Liga MX Femenil 13 1 — — 13 1
Tigres UANL 2023–24 Liga MX Femenil 22 0 — 0 0 22 0
Career total 53 1 3 0 0 0 56 1
  1. ^ Includes the Copa MX Femenil

International[edit]

As of 5 December 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2019 5 0
2020 3 0
2021 3 0
2022 8 0
2023 15 1
Total 34 1
International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 September 2023 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 6–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Honors[edit]

Mexico

Mexico under-20

Tigres UANL

Individual

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado at Liga MX Femenil". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ Alexia Delgado at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b Garcia, Ian (19 October 2021). "Home away from home: ASU soccer captain forms second family outside of Mexico". Cronkite News. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Limón, Beatriz (26 May 2022). "How México's Alexia Delgado conquered college soccer at ASU on her way to the World Cup". Arizona Luminaria. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Alexia Delgado – Futbolera" [Alexia Delgado – Footballer]. Futbo13ra (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d "Alexia Delgado – Arizona State profile". Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State University. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Campeona con selección Femenil Sub-20" [Champion with the under-20 women's team]. Gaceta UdeG (in Mexican Spanish). University of Guadalajara. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  8. ^ Delgado Cabañez, Diana (11 November 2017). "Ellas vienen a jugar, no a fingir faltas ni a hacer tiempo" [They come to play, not to fake fouls or to waste time]. Chilango (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  9. ^ Arenas, Brian (29 September 2017). "Alexia Delgado: "Un sueño estar en el América"" [Alexia Delgado: "It is a dream to be here in América"]. Vavel (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  10. ^ Polanco, Eduardo (11 October 2016). "Entrevista a Alexia Delgado, capitana Sub-17" [Interview with Alexia Delgado, Under-17 captain]. Vavel (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  11. ^ Santini, Sergio (1 March 2019). "¡Debutan Alexia Delgado y Alejandría Godínez!" [Alexia Delgado and Alejandría Godínez debut!]. Lagunero Sport (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  12. ^ a b Medina, Angelica (3 November 2023). "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1–0 win over Chile". Reuters. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Alexia Delgado". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. ^ "México vs Venezuela | Final Femenil Juegos Centroamericanos 2023: Resumen" [Mexico vs Venezuela | Central American Games Women's Final 2023: Recap]. Milenio (in Mexican Spanish). Grupo Multimedios. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Tigres se consagra campeón en el fútbol mexicano femenil" [Tigres are crowned champion of Mexican women's football]. Canal 44 (in Mexican Spanish). Nuevo León: University of Guadalajara. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  16. ^ Regis, Juan (10 July 2023). "Tigres blanquea al América y conquista el Campeón de Campeones Femenil 2023". TUDN. TelevisaUnivision. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors" (Press release). San Francisco: Pac-12 Conference. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  18. ^ Salas, Marco (1 December 2022). "Sun Devil Soccer Lays Foundation, Looks to 2023 Season" (Press release). Tempe, Arizona: Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved 27 December 2023. Douglas and Delgado also earned United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Honors, with Douglas being named to the first team, and Delgado on the second team.

External links[edit]

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