Valeria Meza

Valeria Alejandra Meza Cárdenas[lower-alpha 1] (born 8 November 1999) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for FC Juárez in Liga MX Femenil.

Valeria Meza
Personal information
Full name Valeria Alejandra Meza Cárdenas
Date of birth (1999-11-08) 8 November 1999
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Guadalajara 16 (0)
2018–2021 Necaxa 77 (0)
2021 Juárez 14 (0)
National team
2017 Mexico U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

C.F. Guadalajara

Meza began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.[1] In July 2017, she helped the team win the inaugural Tapatío Women's Classic.[2] Later the same year, she helped Chivas win the Apertura 2017, the first ever Mexican professional women's soccer championship.[3][4] Chivas won the second leg of the final in front of a record-breaking 32,466 spectators.[5]

International career

In 2017, Meza was called up to Mexico women's national under-20 football team.[6]

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Meza and the second or maternal family name is Cárdenas.

References
  1. "'Prohibido agrandarse' | NTR Guadalajara". www.ntrguadalajara.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  2. "Chivas se impone a Atlas en Clásico Tapatío femenil". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. "Chivas femenil apunta a una nueva final en el Clausura 2018". Publimetro México (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. "Fútbol Femenil: Con jugadoras de la Liga MX Femenil, la selección Sub-20 iniciará concentración - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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