Amanda Pérez (footballer)

Amanda Araceli Pérez Murillo (born 31 July 1994) is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Sporting CP and the Mexico women's national team.

Amanda Perez
Personal information
Full name Amanda Araceli Pérez Murillo[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994[1]
Place of birth Hayward, California, United States[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sporting CP
Number 16
Youth career
PSV Union
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 Washington Huskies 78 (8)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 IL Sandviken 21 (7)
2019 Vittsjö GIK 6 (0)
2020– Sporting CP 2 (0)
National team‡
2010 Mexico U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 Mexico U20 8 (0)
2013– Mexico 8[3] (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 March 2020
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.

She is the younger sister of Club Tijuana (Liga MX Femenil) player Verónica Pérez, a former forward on the Mexico women's national football team and a University of Washington alumna.

Playing career

University of Washington

Perez played for the University of Washington Huskies.[4] Having graduated from San Mateo High School in 2011, Perez delayed her college enrollment to recover from a knee injury and participate in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with Mexico.[5]

International

Perez played for Mexico at both U17 and U20 levels.[6] She played in 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

She received her senior level call-up from Mexico for the 2013 Algarve Cup, joining older sister and senior veteran Veronica Perez.[7] She appeared as a late substitute in two out of Mexico's four total matches in Portugal, including the knockout stage match.

See also

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Las Mediocampistas de la Selección Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. "Amanda Perez Profile". University of Washington. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. "Amanda Perez Joins UW Women's Soccer". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  6. "Amanda PEREZ". FIFA. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. "Perez Sisters to Compete at the Algarve Cup in Portugal". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013.


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