Mónica Flores

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Flores and the second or maternal family name is Grigoriu.

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.

Mónica Flores^[1]

Personal information
Full name	Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu[2]
Date of birth	(1996-01-31) 31 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Livingston, New Jersey United States
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	55	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2020	Valencia	35	(0)
2020–2023	Monterrey	93	(2)
International career‡
2015–2016	Mexico U20	8	(0)
2016–2023	Mexico	12	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2017

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

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.

External links

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