Maricarmen Reyes Zárate (born 23 April 2000) is a

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she represents

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internationally.

Early life

Reyes was born in Fountain Valley,

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and raised in Santa Ana, California to Mexican parents, who hailed from Zamora,

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

College career

Reyes played 71 games in five seasons with the

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. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the championship game of the

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, giving the Bruins their second national championship in program history.

International career

On 21 September 2021, Reyes scored her first goal for the Mexico national team in a 2–0 victory over

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Personal life

Reyes' brother Oscar, a footballer as well, also played for the

. Unlike her, her brother was born in Mexico and has represented the United States (at under-17 level).

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mexico goal.''

Honours

UCLA Bruins *

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Tigres UANL * Campeón de Campeonas: 2024

Individual

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Golden Boot: 2023 Apertura

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* * * 2000 births Living people Mexican women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Mexico women's international footballers Sportspeople from Fountain Valley, California Soccer players from Santa Ana, California American women's soccer players UCLA Bruins women's soccer players American sportspeople of Mexican descent Mexico women's youth international footballers Tigres UANL (women) footballers Liga MX Femenil players 21st-century American sportswomen 21st-century Mexican sportswomen {{US-women-footy-midfielder-stub