Celeste Espino

Celeste Espino
Espino with Guadalajara in 2025
Personal information
Full name Celeste Maryel Espino Mendoza
Date of birth (2003-08-09) 9 August 2003[1]
Place of birth Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2026 Guadalajara 74 (0)
2026– América 0 (0)
International career‡
2021–2022 Mexico U20 9 (0)
2024– Mexico 5 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place2026 Santo DomingoTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 June 2026

Celeste Maryel Espino Mendoza (born 9 August 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga Femenil side Club América and the Mexico women's national football team.

Playing career

Guadalajara (2019–2026)

Espino is a product of Guadalajara youth academy. She was promoted to the senior team in 2019.[2][3][4][5][6] While mostly used as back-up keeper, starting in 2021, Espino began to play an important role at Chivas, including by helping the team win its second league title during the Clausura 2022 tournament.

On 23 March 2023, Chivas announced that Espino had suffered an ACL injury during a training session[7], which left her out of action for nearly a year. She returned to play on 4 March 2024, during a league match against Necaxa.[2]

On 13 June 2026, Chivas announced that Espino was departing the club after declining to extend her contract.[8] She played a total of 74 league games during her time at Chivas.

Club America (2026-present)

after multiple rumors pointed towards Espino suprisinglly joining Chivas’ main rival, Club América, the Mexico City side finally made her signing official on 1 July 2026.[9]

International career

Youth

Espino played for the Mexico women's national under-20 football team during the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, in which she was part of the starting line-up in five out of the seven games that Mexico played in the competition. Espino was also selected for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in which she initiated every match that Mexico played in that tournament.[10]

Senior

Espino made her official debut with the senior Mexico women's national football team on 1 June 2024, in a friendly match against Canada in which she was part of the starting lineup. The match ended in 2–0 defeat for Mexico.[11]

Honours

Guadalajara

Mexico U23

References

  1. ↑ "Celeste Espino". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Celeste Espino reveló si pensó en el retiro por su lesión de ligamentos con Chivas Femenil". Rebaño Pasión (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  3. ↑ ""Cumplan sus sueños"". Esto (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ↑ "Blindaje rojiblanco". Once diario. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  5. ↑ ""Eres una guerrera"". Esto. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ↑ "DT de Chivas Femenil habla de la mentalidad de su equipo y de Celeste Espino". Telemundo (in Mexican Spanish). 2017-11-24. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. ↑ "Celeste Espino sufre grave lesión previo al Clásico entre Chivas y el América | TUDN Liga MX Femenil | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  8. ↑ "Termina el ciclo de Celeste Espino con Chivas Femenil". www.chivasfemenil.mx (in Mexican Spanish). 2026-06-03. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  9. ↑ "América Femenil anuncia baja de Okeke, fichajes de Celeste Espino, Karol Bernal y Jaidy Gutiérrez | TUDN Liga MX Femenil | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). 2026-07-01. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  10. ↑ "Selección Mexicana: Así quedó la convocatoria para la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-20". www.espn.com.mx. Retrieved 2026-06-14.
  11. ↑ "Así le fue a Celeste Espino en su debut en la Selección Mexicana". Rebaño Pasión (in Mexican Spanish). 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2026-07-09.


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