American-born Mexican footballer (born 1994)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Pérez and the second or maternal family name is
Murillo .
Amanda Araceli Pérez Murillo (born 31 July 1994) is a professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil side Pachuca . Born in the United States, she represents the Mexico women's national team .
She is the younger sister of Club Tijuana (Liga MX Femenil ) player Verónica Pérez , a former forward on the Mexico women's national football team and a University of Washington alumna.
Playing career
University of Washington
Perez played 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 Verónica Pérez .[ 7] She appeared as a late substitute in two out of Mexico's four total matches in Portugal, including the knockout stage match.
Honours
Club América
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