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Mexican footballer (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Arlett Tovar Gómez[lower-alpha 1] (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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arlett Tovar Gómez | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1997 | ||
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 |
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.
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]
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]
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