Leslie Ramírez

Leslie Stephanie Ramírez Pérez (born 11 January 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul. Born and raised in the United States to a Mexican father and a Guatemalan mother, she has triple nationality and represents the Guatemala women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ramírez and the second or maternal family name is Pérez.
Leslie Ramírez
Personal information
Full name Leslie Stephanie Ramírez Pérez[1]
Birth name Leslie Stephanie Ramirez
Date of birth (1996-01-11) 11 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Los Angeles, California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Cruz Azul
Number 27
Youth career
2010–2014 El Camino Real Conquistadores
2000-2013 Real So Cal Soccer Club
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Cal State Northridge Matadors 0 (0)
2016 Los Angeles Pierce Brahmas (10)
2017–2019 Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles 48 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Invictus Club Feminae
2021 ŽFK Mašinac Trace 9 (7)
2022 Guadalajara 3 (0)
2023– Cruz Azul 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Guatemala 2 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 July 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 February 2022[3]

Early life

Ramírez was born in Los Angeles, California, United States and raised in Reseda, California.[1][4] Her father was born in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico and her late mother in Guatemala City, Guatemala.[5][6] She has attended the El Camino Real Charter High School.[7]

College career

Ramírez has attended the California State University, Northridge, the Los Angeles Pierce College and the California State University, Los Angeles in the United States.[8][9]

Club career

Ramírez has played for Invictus Club Feminae in the United States and for ŽFK Mašinac Trace in Serbia.[10]

On 26 February 2022, Ramírez was officially announced as a new player of Mexican nationalist club Guadalajara.[1] Her signing was questioned by some media since she is cap-tied to Guatemala and therefore no longer eligible to reprensent Mexico, an apparent premise to be able to play for Guadalajara (it was a policy during the administration of the late Jorge Vergara).[11][12][5] However, her hiring was defended by current club board which has claimed that, according to the current statutes, there is no restrictions concerning foreign national teams, with the only condition being that "only Mexicans by birth can play", including foreign-born people with a Mexican parent, which it's her case, so she is not going to be asked by them to retire from her international career with Guatemala.[1]

International career

Ramírez made her senior debut for Guatemala on 16 February 2022, starting in a 9–0 home win over the United States Virgin Islands during the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification.[3]

References
  1. "Leslie Ramírez se integra a Chivas Femenil". C.D. Guadalajara (women) (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  2. "2019 Women's Soccer Roster". Cal State LA Athletics. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  3. "Leslie Ramírez". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  4. "Leslie Ramirez - 2015 - Women's Soccer". Cal State Northridge Matadors. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. "¿Y la tradición mexicana? Chivas Femenil ficha a la delantera de Guatemala Leslie Ramírez y despierta polémica". Sopitas (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. "Chivas Femenil ficha a Leslie Ramírez, seleccionada guatemalteca" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. "Leslie Ramirez - 2014 - Women's Soccer". Cal State Northridge Matadors. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. "Roster". Los Angeles Pierce College. Archived from the original on 9 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. "Leslie Ramirez - Women's Soccer". Cal State LA Athletics. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  10. "Leslie Ramírez irá al fútbol de Europa y desea jugar con Guatemala en homenaje a su mamá" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  11. "Chivas Femenil firma a Leslie Ramírez, jugadora de Selección de Guatemala". Soy Chiva Hermano (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  12. "¿Club Chivas femenil rompió tradición al fichar a guatemalteca Leslie Ramírez?". sdpnoticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2022.


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