Sabrina Flores

Sabrina Inés Flores Grigoriu (born 31 January 1996) is a footballer who plays as a defender for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).[4] Born in the United States, she represents the Mexico national team.[5]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Grigoriu.
Sabrina Flores
Flores with Gotham in 2023
Personal information
Full name Sabrina Inés Flores Grigoriu
Date of birth (1996-01-31) 31 January 1996[1]
Place of birth Livingston, New Jersey, United States[2]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 15
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 82 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 LA Galaxy OC 8 (0)
2019 Sky Blue FC 4 (0)
2019–2020 Sevilla 13 (0)
2020– NJ/NY Gotham FC 11 (0)
International career‡
2015–2016 United States U20 2 (0)
2018– Mexico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2016

Personal life

Born in Livingston, New Jersey to a Mexican father and a Romanian mother, Flores graduated from Livingston High School.[6] Sabrina and her twin sister, Monica Flores, both attended and played for Notre Dame.[7]

While representing United States U-20, she faced her twin sister, who represented Mexico U-20, at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her brother, Alex Flores, studied medicine at Wayne State University School of Medicine.

References
  1. "Sabrina Flores". Sky Blue FC. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  2. "Sabrina Flores, frescura y juventud norteamericana para los carriles del Sevilla FC" (in Spanish). Sevilla FC. 31 July 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  3. "Sabrina Flores". Notre Dame Fighting Irish. 9 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. "Sky Blue FC Signs Sabrina Flores to Two-Year Deal". skybluefc.com. 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  5. Terrazas, Adriana (3 July 2018). "Del sueño de los Dos Santos al reto de las hermanas Flores en el Tri". ESPN. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. "Sabrina, Monica Flores Keep Tight Bond Despite Being on Either Side of USA-Mexico Rivalry". Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. Rogers, Robert (27 June 2021). "Get to Know NJ/NY Gotham FC: Sabrina Flores". Beyond Women's Sports. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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