Scarlett Camberos

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Scarlett Camberos
Camberos in 2023
Personal information
Full name Scarlett Nefer Camberos Becerra[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-20) 20 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth San Diego, California, U.S.[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Bay FC
Number 11
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 UC Irvine Anteaters 57 (17)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 América 34 (16)
2023 Angel City 19 (1)
2024– Bay FC 3 (0)
International career
2022– Mexico 6 (2)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023

Scarlett Nefer Camberos Becerra (born 20 November 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League club Bay FC. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

College career[edit]

Camberos played college soccer for the UC Irvine Anteaters women's soccer team from 2018 to 2021. She scored 13 goals and 7 assists in 22 appearances during her senior-year, including two hat-tricks. Due to her performance during her senior year, Camberos received the Big West Conference Offensive Player of the Year award.[4]

Club career[edit]

Club América (2022–2023)[edit]

In 2021, Camberos registered her name in the 2022 NWSL Draft, but she was not signed by any club.[5] Camberos ended up signing her first professional contract with Club América of Liga MX Femenil on 30 December 2021,[4] and made her professional debut with the team in January 2022 in a match against Atlas. Born in San Diego, California, Camberos credited her father's lifelong affinity for Club América in her decision to pursue a contract with the team.[6][7]

She scored 11 goals in 16 appearances during the Clausura 2022, finishing tied for third place with Stephany Mayor among all players in goals scored during the tournament,[3] and leading Club América in scoring.[6]

On 25 July 2022, Camberos publicly accused a fan of harassing her via false social media accounts and in person. Other Liga MX Femenil players joined her in talking about the harassment they regularly experience.[8]

In August 2022, Camberos participated in the 2022 The Women's Cup international club friendly tournament with Club América. She was named player of the match for her performance in América's win against Tottenham Hotspur in which she scored the match-winning goal.[9]

During the Apertura 2022 tournament, Camberos was a key player for América to return to a league final once again after four years, with noteworthy performances in the Liguilla phase of the tournament, with the most notable being her performance during the semi-final series against Chivas in which she gave two assists and scored one goal.[10][11]

On 21 March 2023, Club América announced that Camberos would continue her career with NWSL side Angel City after Camberos requested the club to transfer her out due to safety reasons following multiple stalking and online-harassment incidents against her by a male fan, and the lack of guarantees by the Mexican authorities, whom were only able to execute a 36 hours house arrest against the harasser due to lack of regulation in Mexico's penalty code when it comes to harassment and stalking. In turn, Club América invited Mexican legislators to enact more strict laws against online-harassment, stalking, and gender-based violence.[12] Camberos' sudden exit from Club América and Liga MX Femenil due to the constant harassment she received made headlines in Mexico, and was seen by commentators as an example of the violence that women in Mexico have faced for years.[13] At the time of her exit, Camberos was considered to be Club America's best player, the captain of the team, as well as one of the best players in Liga MX Femenil.[14]

Angel City (2023)[edit]

Camberos was officially announced by Angel City as their new player on 29 March 2023, after paying a transfer fee to Club América. Camberos signed a two-year contract with the team.[15]

Scarlett Camberos made her team debut on April 2 coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a 2–1 win versus Orlando Pride. In the last game of the season, Scarlett scored her first and only goal of the season in a 5–1 win over Portland Thorns that helped Angel City clinch their first ever playoff spot.[16]

Bay FC (2024–)[edit]

On December 12, 2023, Angel City announced they would be trading Camberos to NWSL expansion team Bay FC in exchange for $50,000 in allocation money and draft protection.[17]

International career[edit]

Camberos was first selected to the Mexico women's national football team on 25 August 2022, for friendlies scheduled against Angel City FC of the National Women's Soccer League and the New Zealand women's national football team in September 2022. She made her debut with Mexico in the match against New Zealand and scored her first goal with the team in the match against Angel City.[6][18][19]

Camberos was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[20][21]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played March 30, 2024[3]
Club Season League Cup[a] Playoffs[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Club América 2021–22 Liga MX Femenil 16 11 1 0 17 11
2022–23 18 5 6 2 24 7
Angel City FC 2023 NWSL 19 1 6 1 1 0 26 2
Bay FC 2024 3 0 3 0
Career total 56 17 6 1 8 2 70 20
  1. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs and Liga MX Femenil Liguilla phase

International goals[edit]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 September 2023 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Puerto Rico 2–1 2–1 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
2 28 October 2023 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Paraguay 1–1 4–1 2023 Pan American Games

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ficha Jugadora – Scarlett Nefer Camberos Becerra" [Player Profile – Scarlett Nefer Camberos Becerra] (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Angel City Signs Mexican International Scarlett Camberos". Angel City FC. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Scarlett Nefer Camberos Becerra". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Scarlett Camberos Signs with Club America" (Press release). UC Irvine Anteaters. 30 December 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  5. ^ "NWSL Announces List of Players Registered for 2022 NWSL Draft Presented by Ally". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c Navarro, Yoshua (4 June 2022). "Scarlett Camberos, refuerzo de América Femenil que llega al Tri Femenil" (in Spanish). VAR Deportivo. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Scarlett Camberos, la rompe redes del América femenil". tv azteca deportes. TV Azteca. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Scarlett Camberos denuncia en redes a un hombre que acosa a jugadoras del América Femenil". MARCA. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  9. ^ Cornejo, Giancarlo (15 August 2022). "Player Of The Match? You Get A Bag Of Groceries!". the18. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  10. ^ Huerta, César (7 November 2022). "América eliminó a Chivas en las Semifinales de la Liga MX Femenil". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  11. ^ "América femenil se acerca a la final con espectacular goleada ante Chivas". Publimetro México (in Spanish). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  12. ^ "Camberos joins Angel City after online threats". ESPN.com. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  13. ^ Mancera, Diego (22 March 2023). "La violencia machista 'expulsa' de México a la futbolista Scarlett Camberos". El País México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  14. ^ OnceDiario. "Perdió una estrella". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  15. ^ Univision. "Angel City FC anuncia a Scarlett Camberos como su nueva jugadora". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  16. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL".
  17. ^ "Angel City Trades for Full Expansion Draft Protection". Angel City. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  18. ^ "Nueva convocatoria de Seleción Mexicana volvió a dejar fuera a Charlyn Corral, la novedad fue Scarlett Camberos". infobae. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil para Fecha FIFA del mes de septiembre" (Press release). Mexican Football Federation. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

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