Karol Bernal

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.

Karol Bernal
Personal information
Full name Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda
Date of birth (2003-02-02) 2 February 2003
Place of birth Durango, Durango, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Monterrey
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Monterrey 41 (1)
2021–2022C.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

Club career

Monterrey (2018–2020)

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)

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)

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

International career

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

Monterrey

C.D Guadalajara

References

  1. "Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda - Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey". www.rayados.com. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  2. 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. Sánchez, Antonio (26 November 2022). "Chivas Femenil anuncia la salida de Karol Bernal". Quadratin Jalisco (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. "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.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.