Alicia Cervantes

Alicia Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican football forward who currently plays for Liga MX Femenil side Guadalajara and the Mexico women's national football team.

Career
Alicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco.

She made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against Guadalajara. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500 MXN monthly wage (approximately $60 USD).

In 2019 she moved to Monterrey where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the Rayadas.

In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to Guadalajara.

In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021.

International career
Cervantes was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.

International goals

 * ''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.

Personal life
Despite making her professional debut with Guadalajara's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the Chivas.

International
Mexico
 * Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal

Club

 * Monterrey
 * Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2019


 * Guadalajara
 * Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2021


 * Guadalajara
 * Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2022