Celeste Espino
Mexican footballer (born 2003)
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Celeste Maryel Espino Mendoza (born 9 August 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil side Club América and the Mexico women's national football team.
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Espino with Guadalajara in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Celeste Maryel Espino Mendoza | ||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2003[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | América | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2026 | Guadalajara | 74 | (0) |
| 2026– | América | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Mexico U20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mexico | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026 | |||
Playing career
Guadalajara (2019–2025)
Espino is a product of Guadalajara youth academy. She was promoted to the senior team in 2019.[2][3][4][5][6] While mostly used as back-up keeper, starting in 2021, Espino began to play an important role at Chivas, including by helping the team win its second league title during the Clausura 2022 tournament.
On 23 March 2023, Chivas announced that Espino had suffered an ACL injury during a training session[7], which left her out of action for nearly a year. She returned to play on 4 March 2024, during a league match against Necaxa.[2]
On 13 June 2026, Chivas announced that Espino was departing the club after declining to extend her contract with the club.[8]
International career
Youth
Espino played for the Mexico women's national under-20 football team during the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, in which she was part of the starting line-up in five out of the seven games that Mexico played in the competition. Espino was also selected for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]
Honours
- Guadalajara
