Nicole Pérez

Nicole Pérez
Personal information
Full name Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Monterrey
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Guadalajara 73 (18)
2021– Monterrey 122 (20)
International career‡
2017–2018 Mexico U17
2019–2020 Mexico U20
2021– Mexico 14 (4)
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 1 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 February 2025

Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez[1] (born 30 August 2001) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Monterrey of the Liga MX Femenil.

Career

A native of Guadalajara, Pérez trained for gymnastics in her home town as a child.[2] She began playing youth football at her school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and had a spell with RCD Espanyol Femenino youth team in 2017.[3]

Pérez returned to Mexico where she played for Chivas Femenil in Liga MX Femenil, scoring 3 goals in 10 matches during the 2018–19 Apertura tournament.[4][5] She followed that with five goals in 15 matches during the Clausura tournament.[6] In October 2019, made her 50th Liga MX Femenil appearance for Chivas.[7]

In December 2020, Pérez joined Monterrey.[8]

International career

Mexico U-17 women's national football team

On 12 June 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship.[9]

On 1 December 2018, Mexico U-17 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[10] Pérez won the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player of the competicion.[11][12]

Mexico U-20 women's national football team

On 8 March 2020, Mexico U-20 women's national football team finished as Runners-up at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.[13]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 October 2024Estadio Agustín "Coruco" Díaz, Zacatepec, Mexico Venezuela2–03–0Friendly
2.3–0
3.30 November 2024Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico Costa Rica4–14–1
4.3 December 2024Estadio Carlos Iturralde, Mérida, Mexico Panama1–01–1

Honours

Mexico U-17

Mexico U-20

Mexico U23

Personal

Nike, Inc. selected Pérez to be part of its Dream Crazier advertising campaign in 2019.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "El sueño de Nicole en Chivas femenil" (in Spanish). El Informador. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nicole Pérez, la mexicana que sigue los pasos de Kenti y Charlyn en España" (in Spanish). MARCA Claro México. 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Wera Kuri y Nicole Pérez rompen estereotipos de género a través del deporte" (in Spanish). Elle México. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "LIGA MX - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional".
  6. ↑ "Chivas Femenil: Nicole Pérez es portada de junio en Elle México" (in Spanish). Medio Tiempo. 29 May 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nicole Pérez, joven realidad rojiblanca" (in Spanish). Quadratin. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Refuerzan Rayadas el medio campo con Nicole Pérez". Rayados.com (in Spanish). C.F. Monterrey. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "México, segundo Lugar del Campeonato Femenino Sub-17 de la CONCACAF". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  10. ↑ "México, Subcampeón en la Copa Mundial Femenina Sub-17". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  11. 1 2 "Nicole Pérez alza la voz contra las barreras de género" (in Spanish). El Universal. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "¿Quién dice que el futbol no es de niñas? Nicole Pérez rompe el estereotipo" (in Spanish). Elle México. June 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "La SNM Femenil Sub-20 es subcampeona del Premundial". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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