Priscila Padilla

Priscila Guadalupe Padilla Rentería (born 12 December 1999),[1] known as Priscila Padilla, is a Mexican professional football defender who currently plays for Santos Laguna[2][3][4] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football league in Mexico.[5] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[6]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Padilla and the second or maternal family name is Rentería.
Priscila Padilla
Personal information
Full name Priscila Guadalupe Padilla Rentería
Date of birth (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999
Place of birth Tlaquepaque, Jalisco Mexico
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Guadalajara 51 (4)
2021–2022 Tijuana 18 (0)
2022– Santos Laguna 37 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Padilla began playing football as a child with her brother. While her mother did not want her to play, her father encouraged her passion for the game.[7]

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–2020

Padilla began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil. After helping lead the team to the final, she noted that at the beginning of the season, few believed in them and now they were the main team of the tournament.[3][2] The team went on to win the championship final which set a new record for attendance at a women's professional soccer game.[8][9] In February 2018, she scored a goal during the team's 4–1 win over Santos Laguna.[10]

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

References
  1. "Priscila Padilla". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. "Priscila Padilla, de la negativa maternal, a finalista femenil". www.msn.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. Romero, Felipe (15 November 2017). "Chivas Femenil ha callado bocas: Priscila Padilla". Informador. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. "Chivas Femenil asegura que ha callado muchas bocas". Excélsior (in Spanish). 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. "Priscila Padilla, del 'conflicto' familiar a finalista femenil". MedioTiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  8. "Estadio Chivas estalece nuevo récord en Liga MX Femenil ¡Y sin grito a porteras!". El Diario NY (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  9. "Estadio Chivas rompe récord de asistencia en final de Liga MX Femenil". MedioTiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  10. "Fútbol Femenil: Chivas golea a las Guerreras y es líder del torneo - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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