Mónica Flores

Mónica Flores^[1]
Personal information
Full name	Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu
Date of birth	31 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Livingston, New Jersey United States
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
College career
Years	Team
2014–2017	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2020	Valencia
2020–2023	Monterrey
International career‡
2015–2016	Mexico U20
2016–2023	Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2017

Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu (born 31 January 1996) is a former American-born Mexican footballer who last played as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team.

International career

Flores made her full international debut for Mexico on January 23, 2016.^[3]

Personal life

Flores was born to a Mexican father and a Romanian mother.^[4] Flores grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and played soccer at Livingston High School.^[1] Her twin sister Sabrina Flores represented United States U-20 and they faced each other at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In June 2018, Sabrina joined Mónica in the Mexico national team after doing the one-time international allegiance switch.^{[citation needed]}

While attending the University of Notre Dame she lived in Pasquerilla East Hall.^{[citation needed]}

Professional career

Valencia

In 2018, Flores joined Spanish side Valencia where she played for two seasons. On 28 May 2020, via Twitter, Flores announced that she would be leaving Valencia.^[5]

Monterrey

In June 2020, Monterrey announced that Flores would be joining the club for the 2020–21 season.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Monica Flores – Notre Dame Women's Soccer". ND Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil Enfrentará a Venezuela" (in Spanish). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ "Sabrina, Monica Flores Keep Tight Bond Despite Being on Either Side of USA-Mexico Rivalry". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^ @flrmonica5 (28 May 2020). "a special chapter coming to an end GRACIAS!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "Refuerzo de Clase Mundial Para Rayadas". Liga MX Femenil. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

External links

Mónica Flores – FIFA competition record (archived)
Mónica Flores at Soccerway
Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)

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[NDA-1] "Monica Flores – Notre Dame Women's Soccer". ND Athletic. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[2] "La Selección Nacional de México Femenil Enfrentará a Venezuela" (in Spanish). 26 May 2017. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[3] "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[4] "Sabrina, Monica Flores Keep Tight Bond Despite Being on Either Side of USA-Mexico Rivalry". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.

[5] @flrmonica5 (28 May 2020). "a special chapter coming to an end GRACIAS!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[6] "Refuerzo de Clase Mundial Para Rayadas". Liga MX Femenil. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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