Alicia Cervantes
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_087.jpg) Cervantes with Guadalajara in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alicia Cervantes Herrera | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 January 1994 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Arandas, Jalisco, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Guadalajara | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Atlas | 13 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Monterrey | 58 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Guadalajara | 163 | (134) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 10 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Alicia "Licha" Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil side Guadalajara and the Mexico national team.
A prolific goal scorer, Cervantes is Chivas historic top goal scorer and one of the top goal scorers in Liga MX Femenil, with more than 150 league goals.[2][3]
Alicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco.[1]
Club career
She made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against Guadalajara. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500 MXN monthly wage (approximately $60 USD).[4]
In 2019 she moved to Monterrey where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the Rayadas.[5][6]
In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to Guadalajara.[7]
In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021, alongside Lucie Martínková.[8]
International career
Personal life
Despite making her professional debut with Guadalajara's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the Chivas.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 October 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Atlas | 2017–18 | Liga MX Femenil | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Total | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | ||
| Monterrey | 2018–19 | Liga MX Femenil | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| 2019–20 | Liga MX Femenil | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 | |
| Total | 45 | 11 | 45 | 11 | ||
| Guadalajara | 2020–21 | Liga MX Femenil | 37 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
| 2021–22 | Liga MX Femenil | 39 | 37 | 39 | 37 | |
| 2022–23 | Liga MX Femenil | 24 | 19 | 24 | 19 | |
| 2023–24 | Liga MX Femenil | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
| Total | 116 | 103 | 116 | 103 | ||
| Career total | 174 | 123 | 174 | 123 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 November 2021 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City, Mexico |  Canada | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico |  Suriname | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic |  Antigua and Barbuda | 4–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla |  Anguilla | 1–0 | 11–0 | |
| 5. | 2–0 | |||||
| 6. | 6–0 | |||||
| 7. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico |  Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 8. | 6–0 | |||||
| 9. | 22 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile |  Jamaica | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
