Mónica Flores
Mexican footballer (born 1996)
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Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu (born 31 January 1996) is a former footballer who last played as a left-back for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey. Born in the United States, she played for the Mexico national team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu[2] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Livingston, New Jersey United States | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
