Silvana Flores

Silvana Flores Dorrell (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey. Born in Canada, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Dorrell.
Silvana Flores
Personal information
Full name Silvana Flores Dorrell
Date of birth (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002[1]
Place of birth Georgetown, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mazatlán
(on loan from Monterrey)
Number 18
Youth career
Georgetown SC
Guelph SA
Essex County FA
Arsenal
2020–2021 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Reading 0 (0)
2021–2022 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2022 → Ipswich Town (loan)
2022– Monterrey 12 (0)
2023– → Mazatlán (loan) 6 (0)
International career‡
2018 Mexico U17 7 (0)
2019 Mexico U19 4 (0)
2020– Mexico U20 7 (1)
2021– Mexico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2022

Early life

Flores was born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to a Mexican father, Rubén Flores, and a Canadian mother of English descent.[2] She began playing soccer at age 4 with Georgetown SC.[2]

Club career

After spending time in the academies of Arsenal and Chelsea, Flores joined Reading in February 2021.[3] In the summer ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, Flores transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

She signed with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on June 16, 2022.[5]

International career

When she was 11, Flores trained as a guest player with the Cayman Islands women's national under-15 football team, which was then coached by her father.[6] She later attended some camps of the youth programs of Canada[2] and England. By 2018, she had already chosen to play for Mexico internationally.

Flores represented Mexico at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Runner-Up), the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022). She made her senior debut on 23 February 2021 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica.[7]

Personal life

Flores' siblings Marcelo and Tatiana are also part of the Mexican men's and women's youth programs, respectively.[7]

References
  1. Silvana Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. Silvana Flores at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. "Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.
  4. "Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. TIM, Televisa. "Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. "Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football". FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. Sainz, Rubén (23 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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