Milagros Menéndez
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 Menéndez with Argentina in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Milagros Abigail Menéndez[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mar del Plata, Argentina[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Amal | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | General Urquiza | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | UAI Urquiza | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Racing Club | 15 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Granada | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Elche | 28 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Racing Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Santos (loan) | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al-Amal | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Argentina | 13 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Milagros Abigail "Mili" Menéndez (born 23 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Amal,[3] and the Argentina women's national team.[4]
A successful kart racing driver as a teenager, Menéndez began her career playing an Asociación de Futbol Femenino de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AFFEBA) national tournament for General Urquiza FC of Mar del Plata before being transferred to UAI Urquiza in 2015.[5] On 23 August 2019, she was presented at Racing Club after signing her first professional contract.[6]
On 1 July 2020, Menéndez moved abroad and signed for Segunda División Pro club Granada CF on a two-year contract.[7] On 3 August of the following year, after featuring rarely, she moved to Elche CF.[8]
In July 2022, Menéndez returned to Racing.[3] On 2 February 2024, she was announced at Santos on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[9]
On 13 January 2025, Menéndez moved to Saudi Arabia with Al-Amal.[10]
International career
Menéndez was selected by the senior team of Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[11] On 19 June that year, during the tournament, she scored her first international goal, in a 3–3 group stage draw against Scotland.[12]
Career statistics
International
- As of 13 February 2024
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2019[13] | 10 | 3 |
| 2021[13] | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022[13] | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
International goals
Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 June 2019 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France |  Scotland | 1–3 | 3–3 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
2 | 12 November 2019 | Centro de Entrenamiento de Ezeiza, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina |  Colombia | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
3 | 2–2 |
