Arlett Tovar

Arlett Tovar Gómez[lower-alpha 1] (born 9 May 1997),[1] known as Arlett Tovar, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender[2] for Guadalajara (commonly known as Chivas)[3] in the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football (soccer) league in Mexico.[4]

Arlett Tovar
Personal information
Full name Arlett Tovar Gómez
Date of birth (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Toluca
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Guadalajara 56 (14)
2019–2020 Santos Laguna 25 (1)
2020– Toluca 16 (2)
National team
2013–2014 Mexico U-17
2015–2016 Mexico U-20
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2017

In 2017, she scored two goals (a brace) in the final to help Chivas win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[5][6][7][2][8] Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–

Tovar scored a header goal in the 36th minute of the final game of the championship final to help Chivas win 3–0 over Pachuca.[9] She and her teammates were honored by the Governor of Jalisco the following month.[10] The President of Mexico congratulated the team via Twitter.[11]

International

Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 national team.[6] She competed at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship held in Jamaica and helped the team finish in first place after defeating the United States in penalty kicks. Tovar scored one of the penalties.[12] With the win, Mexico secured their placement at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[13]

Honors and achievements

Club
Guadalajara

Individual

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

References
  1. "Arlett Tovar Gómez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. AS, Diario (2017-11-24). "Arlett Tovar: "Es mi noche, mi sueño hecho realidad"". AS México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. "Tapatías en tus zapatos: Arlett Tovar". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. "ESPNFC: Soccer Chivas defeats Pachuca to win inaugural Liga MX Femenil title". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  6. "Arlett Tovar, a abrirse paso en el futbol femenil". El Heraldo de San Luis Potosi (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  7. "Los tuits de la goleadora Arlett Tovar, donde nos muestra que siempre hay vida fuera del campo". Nación Rex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  8. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  9. Olé. "Las Papu Dance". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  10. "Chivas femenil recibe reconocimiento de gobierno". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  11. "La felicitación del presidente de México a Chivas por el título en la Liga MX Femenil | FOX Sports". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  12. "U-17 WNT Falls in Penalties to Mexico in Semifinals of 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  13. C.V., Chivas de Corazon S.A. de. "Presencia rojiblanca en el Mundial Femenil Sub 17". Chivas. Retrieved 2018-05-15.


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