Karol Bernal

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernal and the second or maternal family name is Castañeda.
Karol Bernal
Personal information
Full name Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda
Date of birth (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Durango, Durango, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 C.F. Monterrey
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– C.F. Monterrey 41 (1)
2021–2022 → C.D. Guadalajara (loan) 48 (1)
International career‡
2023– Mexico 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 1, 2023

Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda (born 2 February 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club C.F. Monterrey and the Mexico women's national football team.

Club career[edit]

Monterrey (2018–2020)[edit]

Bernal signed her first professional contract with Monterrey in 2018 at the age of 15.[1][2] She made her professional debut with Monterrey on 19 August 2018 on a league match against Querétaro.[3]

Loan to C.D. Guadalajara (2021–2022)[edit]

Bernal left Monterrey on a two-year loan to Chivas with no option to buy ahead of the Clausura 2021 tournament, as part of the transaction to transfer Andrea Sánchez from Chivas to Monterrey.[4][5] With Chivas, Bernal made 48 appearances and scored one goal, helping the team win the Clausura 2022 league title and the 2022 Campeón de Campeones championship.[5]

Monterrey (2022–present)[edit]

On 25 November 2022, Monterrey announced that Bernal was returning to the club after her loan with Chivas ended.[5][6]

International career[edit]

Bernal has been part of the Mexico women's national team program since the U-15 level, having making appearances with the U-17 and U-20 national teams as well.[6][2]

Bernal was called to the senior Mexico women's national football team for the first time In February 2023 as part of the Mexico squad for the 2023 Women's Revelations Cup.[7][8] She made her debut with the senior national team coming as substitution on the first match of the 2023 Women's Revelations Cup against Nigeria.[9]

Honours[edit]

Monterrey

Guadalajara

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda - Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey". www.rayados.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b Durango, Alejandro Blanco | El Sol de. "Duranguense deja Rayadas de Monterrey para defender los colores de Chivas". El Sol de Durango | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Durango y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ "LIGA MX Femenil - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Estadistica - Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda". www.ligafemenil.mx. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Karol Bernal cambia de rayas y va a Chivas femenil". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). 29 December 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b c Sánchez, Antonio (26 November 2022). "Chivas Femenil anuncia la salida de Karol Bernal". Quadratin Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Karo Bernal sale de Chivas Femenil y vuelve a Rayadas". Mediotiempo (in Spanish). 25 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ Univision. "Selección Mexicana Femenil da convocatoria para enfrentar Revelations Cup". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  8. ^ OnceDiario. "Karol es la novedad". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  9. ^ "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil debuta con triunfo en la primera edición del W Revelations Cup". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 April 2023.

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