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Milagros Menéndez

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In this Argentine name, the surname is Menéndez.
Milagros Menéndez
Menéndez with Argentina in 2018
Personal information
Full name Milagros Abigail Menéndez[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 General Urquiza
2016–2019 UAI Urquiza
2019–2020 Racing Club 15 (10)
2020–2021 Granada 7 (0)
2021–2022 Elche 28 (4)
2022– Racing Club
2024 → Santos (loan) 10 (1)
International career
2018– Argentina 13 (3)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Milagros Abigail "Mili" Menéndez (born 23 March 1997) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Santos FC,[3] and the Argentina women's national team.[4]

Club career

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A successful kart racing driver as a teenager, Menéndez began her career playing an Asociación de Futbol Femenino de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AFFEBA) national tournament for General Urquiza FC of Mar del Plata before being transferred to UAI Urquiza in 2015.[5] On 23 August 2019, she was presented at Racing Club after signing her first professional contract.[6]

On 1 July 2020, Menéndez moved abroad and signed for Segunda División Pro club Granada CF on a two-year contract.[7] On 3 August of the following year, after featuring rarely, she moved to Elche CF.[8]

In July 2022, Menéndez returned to Racing.[3] On 2 February 2024, she was announced at Santos on a one-year loan deal, with a buyout clause.[9]

International career

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Menéndez was selected by the senior team of Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10] On 19 June that year, during the tournament, she scored her first international goal, in a 3–3 group stage draw against Scotland.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of 13 February 2024
National team Year Apps Goals
Argentina 2019[12] 10 3
2021[12] 1 0
2022[12] 2 0
Total 13 3

International goals

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Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 19 June 2019 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Scotland
1–3
3–3
 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
2
 12 November 2019 Centro de Entrenamiento de Ezeiza, Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina  Colombia
1–1
2–2
 Friendly
3
2–2

Honours

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Santos

  • Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2024[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Plantel Femenino: Milagros Abigail Menéndez" (in Spanish). Racing Club.
  2. ^ "Una x una: quiénes son las 23 convocadas de la selección argentina femenina para el Mundial de Francia 2019" [One on one: who are the 23 called up of Argentina women's national team for the 2019 World Cup in France] (in Spanish). Infobae. 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Milagros Menéndez dejó España y volvió a Racing" [Milagros Menéndez left Spain and returned to Racing]. Noticias de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Only 9 professionals in Argentina's women's World Cup squad". USA TODAY. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Milagros Menéndez, una joven que estaba destinada a trascender" [Milagros Menéndez, a youngster who was destined to transcend]. Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Con dos mundialistas, Racing presentó a las primeras futbolistas profesionales de su historia" [With two World Cup players, Racing presented their first professional footballers of their history] (in Spanish). Infobae. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Comunicado | El Granada Femenino incorpora a la delantera Milagros Menéndez" [Announcement | Granada Femenino sign forward Milagros Menéndez] (in Spanish). Granada CF. 1 July 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Fútbol Femenino: Milagros Menéndez fichó por el Elche" [Women's football: Milagros Menéndez signed for Elche] (in Spanish). TyC Sports. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Mili Menéndez é novo reforço internacional para o ataque das Sereias da Vila" [Mili Menéndez is the new international addition for the attack of the Sereias da Vila] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 2 February 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  10. ^ FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Milagros MENENDEZ - Milagros Menéndez". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019.
  11. ^ Lawson, Sophie (20 June 2019). "Scotland crash out of Women's World Cup after dramatic Argentina comeback". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
  12. ^ a b c Milagros Menéndez at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  13. ^ Agencia Futebol Interior (10 November 2024). "COPA PAULISTA FEMININA: Santos é campeão revertendo goleada diante do Red Bull Bragantino" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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