Rebeca Bernal
Mexican footballer (born 1997)
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Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez (born 31 August 1997), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and captains the Mexico women's national team.
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Bernal playing for Mexico against the United States on May 26, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Washington Spirit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2025 | Monterrey | 274 | (66) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Washington Spirit | 21 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mexico U-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Mexico | 65 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
Bernal joined Escuela de Futbol Cruz Azul in Ciudad Madero, where she was the only girl, around the age of seven.[2] When she was 14, she moved to Monterrey to study psychology at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.[3]
Club career
Bernal joined CF Monterrey at the formation of Liga MX Femenil in the Apertura 2017.[2]
She joined NWSL club Washington Spirit on 25 February 2025, signing a three-year deal in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee.[4] She won a trophy on her debut for the Spirit on 7 March, defeating the Orlando Pride on penalties in the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup. Bernal converted her penalty kick in the shootout.[5]
International career
Bernal played for Mexico at youth level at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 8 July 2017, starting in a 1–0 friendly loss to Sweden.[6][7]
Bernal was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0. Bernal scored Mexico's winning goal.[8][9]
International career
- As of match played 8 April 2025[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Mexico | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 8 | |
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 February 2021 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Costa Rica | 3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |  Suriname | 6–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic |  Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | 25 October 2023 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Chile | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Pan American Games |
| 5. | 3 November 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Chile | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 6. | 23 February 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States |  Dominican Republic | 5–0 | 8–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
| 7. | 30 November 2024 | Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico | Costa Rica | 3–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 5 April 2025 | CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, United States |  Jamaica | 3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 9. | 2 March 2026 | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia |  Saint Lucia | 1–0 | 7–0 | 2026 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
