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Amanda Perez
Personal information
Full name Amanda Araceli Perez Murillo[1]
Date of birth (1994-07-31) 31 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Hayward, California, United States[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Washington Huskies
Number 17
Youth career
PSV Union
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Washington Huskies
International career‡
2010 Mexico U17 3 (0)
2012–2014 Mexico U20 8 (0)
2013– Mexico 5[3] (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Amanda Perez Murillo (born July 31, 1994) is a Mexican-American soccer player from Hayward, California. She is a midfielder for the Mexico women's national football team and currently plays for the Washington Huskies. She is the younger sister of Veronica Perez, a forward on the Mexico women's national football team and a University of Washington alumna.

Playing career

University of Washington

Perez currently plays for the University of Washington Huskies.[4] Having graduated from San Mateo High School in 2011, Perez delayed her college enrollment to recover from a knee injury and participate in the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup with Mexico.[5]

International

Perez played for Mexico at both U17 and U20 levels.[6] She played in 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

She received her senior level call-up from Mexico for the 2013 Algarve Cup, joining older sister and senior veteran Veronica Perez.[7] She appeared as a late substitute in two out of Mexico's four total matches in Portugal, including the knockout stage match.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Las Mediocampistas de la Selección Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  4. ^ "Amanda Perez Profile". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Amanda Perez Joins UW Women's Soccer". University of Washington. Retrieved 15 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Amanda PEREZ". FIFA. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Perez Sisters to Compete at the Algarve Cup in Portugal". University of Washington. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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