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Arlett Tovar
Personal information
Full name Arlett Tovar Gómez
Date of birth (1997-05-09) 9 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Guadalajara 56 (14)
2019–2020 Santos Laguna 25 (6)
2020–2022 Toluca 58 (7)
2022–2023 Atlas 25 (0)
2023–2024 Santos Laguna 28 (0)
International career
2013–2014 Mexico U-17
2015–2016 Mexico U-20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017

Arlett Tovar Gómez[a] (born 9 May 1997),[1] known as Arlett Tovar, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender[2] for Santos Laguna[3] in the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's football (soccer) league in Mexico.[4]

In 2017, she scored two goals (a brace) in the final to help Chivas win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators.[5][6][7][2][8] Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams.

Club career

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Tovar scored a header goal in the 36th minute of the final game of the championship final to help Chivas win 3–0 over Pachuca.[9] She and her teammates were honored by the Governor of Jalisco the following month.[10] The President of Mexico congratulated the team via Twitter.[11]

International career

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Tovar has represented Mexico on the under-17 national team.[6] She competed at the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship held in Jamaica and helped the team finish in first place after defeating the United States in penalty kicks. Tovar scored one of the penalties.[12] With the win, Mexico secured their placement at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[13]

Honors and achievements

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Guadalajara

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tovar and the second or maternal family name is Gómez.

References

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  1. ^ "Arlett Tovar Gómez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b AS, Diario (2017-11-24). "Arlett Tovar: "Es mi noche, mi sueño hecho realidad"". AS México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  3. ^ "Tapatías en tus zapatos: Arlett Tovar". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  5. ^ "ESPNFC: Soccer Chivas defeats Pachuca to win inaugural Liga MX Femenil title". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  6. ^ a b "Arlett Tovar, a abrirse paso en el futbol femenil". El Heraldo de San Luis Potosi (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  7. ^ "Los tuits de la goleadora Arlett Tovar, donde nos muestra que siempre hay vida fuera del campo". Nación Rex (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  8. ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  9. ^ Olé. "Las Papu Dance". Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  10. ^ "Chivas femenil recibe reconocimiento de gobierno". ESPN.com.mx. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  11. ^ "La felicitación del presidente de México a Chivas por el título en la Liga MX Femenil | FOX Sports". FOX Sports (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-15.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "U-17 WNT Falls in Penalties to Mexico in Semifinals of 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  13. ^ C.V., Chivas de Corazon S.A. de. "Presencia rojiblanca en el Mundial Femenil Sub 17". Chivas. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
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