Ximena Alexandra Mideros Gongora (born 15 November 1997) is a Colombian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a
defender for Armenian Women's Premier League side
FC Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...
.
Club career
In 2018, Mideros signed her first professional contract with
Deportivo Pereira
Deportivo Pereira is a professional Colombian football team based in Pereira, that currently plays in the Categoría Primera A. They play their home games at the Hernán Ramírez Villegas stadium.
History Early years
While there are several am ...
.
After spending three years with Deportivo Pereira, Gongora joined the Israeli
Maccabi Kishronot Hadera in the
Ligat Nashim
Ligat Nashim (, lit. ''Women's League'') is the Israeli Women's association football, women's football league. It has been run by the Israel Football Association since 1998.
Format
The league is divided into two divisions, with the top divisio ...
.
On 26 December 2022 it was announced that Ximena Gongora would be transferring to Saudi Arabia's
Eastern Flames. This move was made to participate in the second half of the inaugural edition of the
Saudi Women's Premier League
The Saudi Women's Premier League officially the SAFF Women's Premier League () is the top flight of women's football in Saudi Arabia.
History
The first Saudi women's club were King's United based in Jeddah, and Eastern Flames in Dhahran. Bot ...
. The club decided to extend her contract on 27 August 2023.
On 4 September 2024, She signed with Armenian club
FC Pyunik
Football Club Pyunik (), commonly known as Pyunik (), is an Armenian professional sports club based in the Kentron neighbourhood of Yerevan. Pyunik is mostly known for its professional football team which, since its creation in 1992, has always ...
ahead of
2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League
The 2024–25 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 24th edition of the European women's club football championship organised by UEFA, and the 16th edition since being rebranded as the UEFA Women's Champions League. It was the final edition to fea ...
. She made her debut for the club in their opening match of the Champions League qualifiers against
Apollon Ladies.
References
External links
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Ximena Miderosat
UEFA
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's website
Ximena Miderosat playmakerstats
Ximena Alexandra MIDEROS GONGORA at Israeli Football Association Website
1997 births
Living people
Colombian women's footballers
21st-century Colombian sportswomen
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
Colombian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Colombian expatriate women's footballers
Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Women's Premier League players
Eastern Flames FC players
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