Brenda Viramontes

Brenda Noemi Viramontes Ávalos[lower-alpha 1] (born 24 April 1995),[1] known as Brenda Viramontes, is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Gudalajara (commonly known as Chivas)[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's soccer league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped elevate Chivas[4][5] to win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country in front of a record-setting 32,466 spectators.[6]

Brenda Viramontes
Personal information
Full name Brenda Noemi Viramontes Ávalos
Date of birth (1995-04-24) 24 April 1995
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Querétaro
Number 19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Guadalajara 70 (18)
2020 UANL 2 (0)
2020 León 13 (2)
2021– Querétaro 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–

Viramontes began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil. She scored 7 goals in 14 games.[4]

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

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

References
  1. "Brenda Viramontes". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
  2. ""El machismo sí se va diluyendo, pero falta mucho": Brenda Viramontes". Publimetro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. "Vamos a jugar con el corazón: Brenda Viramontes". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. Torres, Luis (2017-11-10). "Brenda Viramontes: "Jugaremos por el pase y por el orgullo"". VAVEL.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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