Melany Villeda
Mexican footballer (born 2001)
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Melany Aylín Villeda Medina (born 25 October 2001) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil club Cruz Azul and the Mexico women's national team.
Full name
Melany Aylín Villeda Medina
Date of birth
25 October 2001
Place of birth
Iztacalco, Mexico City, Mexico
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Melany Aylín Villeda Medina | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 October 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Iztacalco, Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Cruz Azul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2025 | UNAM | 154 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Cruz Azul | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Mexico U20 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Mexico | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 March 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 February 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Villeda was born in Iztacalco, Mexico City.[1]
Club career
International career
Villeda was a non-playing squad member for the Mexico women's national under-17 football team at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[2]
Villeda made her debut for the senior Mexico women's national team on 23 February 2021, as a 67th-minute substitution in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica at Centro de Alto Rendimiento in Mexico City.[3]
