Alexia Delgado Explained

Alexia Delgado
Fullname:Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado
Birth Date:9 December 1999
Birth Place:Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
Height:1.63 m
Position:Defensive midfielder
Currentclub:Tigres UANL
Clubnumber:8
Collegeyears1:2018–2022
College1:Arizona State Sun Devils
Collegecaps1:82
Collegegoals1:11
Years1:2017–2018
Clubs1:América
Caps1:18
Goals1:0
Years2:2023
Clubs2:Cruz Azul
Caps2:13
Goals2:1
Years3:2023–
Clubs3:Tigres UANL
Caps3:22
Goals3:0
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Mexico U15
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016
Nationalteam2:Mexico U17
Nationalcaps2:4+
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2018
Nationalteam3:Mexico U20
Nationalcaps3:4
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2019–
Nationalteam4:Mexico
Nationalcaps4:34
Nationalgoals4:1
Pcupdate:28 November 2023
Ntupdate:5 December 2023

Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado (born 9 December 1999) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

Born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Delgado is one of three children to her parents, Sonia Alvarado and Francisco Delgado Mejia. Her mother was a gymnast and her father and an uncle played football, the uncle professionally.[1] At the age of six, Delgado began doing gymnastics alongside her sister, Goretti, and also tried ballet before realizing the sports weren't for her. A few years later, her brother Francisco began playing football at school, and after convincing her parents to let her try the sport, Delgado began playing on Francisco's team. As there were no girls' football teams in Tepic, Delgado played with the boys until she was 13 years old.[2]

Delgado was scouted in Tepic by Leonardo Cuéllar, at the time the head coach of the Mexico women's national team, and was offered a spot at the Centro de Formación de Guadalajara.[3] For two days every two weeks, Delgado and her father took a three-hour bus trip from Tepic to Guadalajara for her training sessions. After a year, she moved in with the family of another player at the training center to be able to practice daily.[1] Delgado attended the Colegio SuBiré in Zapopan, where she was the captain of the school team and won the Copa Coca Cola, which earned the team a trip to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[4]

While playing for América, Delgado attended the University of Guadalajara, studying virtually towards a degree in interdisciplinary areas.[5] She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in sports business and a master's degree in organizational leadership.[2]

Club career

Delgado debuted for América in 2017–18, the inaugural season of the Liga MX Femenil.[6] [7] She played 21 matches in all competitions, with 18 of those coming in the league.

In 2018, Delgado moved to the United States to play college soccer for the Arizona State Sun Devils.[4]

International career

Delgado was selected to the Mexico national teams for the first time in 2014, called up to the Mexico women's under-15 national team for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She played all four games at the tournament, helping Mexico earn a bronze medal. Delgado then stepped to the under-17 team, appearing at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[8] With the under-20 national team, Delgado won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Mexico's first-ever championship in the age-group tournament. She appeared at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as Mexico were eliminated in the group stage.

Delgado made her senior debut on 1 March 2019 in a friendly match against Thailand.[9] She was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history, defeating Chile 1–0 in the gold medal match.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
América2017–18Liga MX Femenil18030210
Cruz Azul2022–23Liga MX Femenil131131
Tigres UANL2023–24Liga MX Femenil22000220
Career total5313000561

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Mexico201950
202030
202130
202280
2023151
Total341

Honors

Mexico

Mexico under-20

Tigres UANL

Individual

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Garcia. Ian. Home away from home: ASU soccer captain forms second family outside of Mexico. Cronkite News. 27 December 2023. 19 October 2021.
  2. News: Limón. Beatriz. How México's Alexia Delgado conquered college soccer at ASU on her way to the World Cup. Arizona Luminaria. 27 December 2023. 26 May 2022.
  3. News: Alexia Delgado – Futbolera. Futbo13ra. 27 December 2023. es-mx. Alexia Delgado – Footballer.
  4. Web site: Alexia Delgado – Arizona State profile. Arizona State Sun Devils. Arizona State University. 1 March 2019.
  5. News: Campeona con selección Femenil Sub-20. Gaceta UdeG. University of Guadalajara. 27 December 2023. 26 February 2018. es-mx. Champion with the under-20 women's team.
  6. News: Delgado Cabañez. Diana. Ellas vienen a jugar, no a fingir faltas ni a hacer tiempo. Chilango. 8 January 2018. 11 November 2017. es-mx. They come to play, not to fake fouls or to waste time.
  7. News: Arenas. Brian. Alexia Delgado: "Un sueño estar en el América". Vavel. 8 January 2018. 29 September 2017. es-mx. Alexia Delgado: "It is a dream to be here in América".
  8. News: Polanco. Eduardo. Entrevista a Alexia Delgado, capitana Sub-17. Vavel. 8 January 2018. 11 October 2016. es-mx. Interview with Alexia Delgado, Under-17 captain.
  9. News: Santini. Sergio. ¡Debutan Alexia Delgado y Alejandría Godínez!. Lagunero Sport. 8 April 2022. 1 March 2019. es-mx. Alexia Delgado and Alejandría Godínez debut!. 5 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190405050616/https://www.lagunerosport.com/home/destacado/debutan-alexia-delgado-y-alejandria-godinez/. dead.
  10. News: Medina. Angelica. Mexico takes soccer gold with 1–0 win over Chile. Reuters. Thomson Reuters. 6 November 2023. 3 November 2023.
  11. News: México vs Venezuela Final Femenil Juegos Centroamericanos 2023: Resumen. Milenio. Grupo Multimedios. 27 December 2023. 7 July 2023. es-mx. Mexico vs Venezuela Central American Games Women's Final 2023: Recap.
  12. News: Agence France-Presse. Tigres se consagra campeón en el fútbol mexicano femenil. Canal 44. University of Guadalajara. 27 December 2023. 28 November 2023. Nuevo León. es-mx. Tigres are crowned champion of Mexican women's football.
  13. News: Regis. Juan. Tigres blanquea al América y conquista el Campeón de Campeones Femenil 2023. TUDN. TelevisaUnivision. 27 December 2023. 10 July 2023.
  14. Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors. https://web.archive.org/web/20221108203426/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors. dead. 8 November 2022. Pac-12 Conference. San Francisco. 27 December 2023. 8 November 2022.
  15. Salas. Marco. Sun Devil Soccer Lays Foundation, Looks to 2023 Season. Arizona State Sun Devils. Tempe, Arizona. 27 December 2023. 1 December 2022. Douglas and Delgado also earned United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Honors, with Douglas being named to the first team, and Delgado on the second team..