Daniela Pulido

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pulido and the second or maternal family name is Saldaña.
Daniela Pulido
Personal information
Full name Daniela Pulido Saldaña
Date of birth (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Guadalajara 30 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Daniela Pulido Saldaña[1] (born 29 April 2000), known as Daniela Pulido, is a Mexican professional football defender who played for Guadalajara (Chivas)[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's soccer league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country at the age of 17[4] in front of a record-breaking 32,466 spectators.[5]

Early life

Pulido began playing football at the age of five. As a young girl, she endured abusive bullying behavior from other children and parents because she was a girl player, but kept training and playing.[4][6]

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–

Pulido began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.[7][8][9] In July 2017, she scored two goals to become the first player to record a brace at the Tapatío Women's Classic and lead the team to win.[10][11]

Honours

Club

Guadalajara

References

  1. ^ "Daniela Pulido". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ Univision Deportes (2017-11-03), Daniela Pulido, la bella defensora de Chivas femenil, retrieved 2018-05-11
  3. ^ "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. ^ a b "Daniela Pulido, del bullying al éxito femenil". MedioTiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. ^ Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Mexican Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. ^ "Daniela Pulido, de jugar con niños, a goleadora en Chivas femenil". www.msn.com (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. ^ "Chivas femenil: Daniela Pulido: "Chivas es más que un equipo, es una familia" - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  8. ^ "Tenemos con qué pelear contra cualquiera: Daniela Pulido". MedioTiempo (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. ^ Redacción. "Lo vamos a sacar adelante: Daniela Pulido". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  10. ^ AS, Diario (2017-07-29). "Con doblete de Pulido, Chivas golea 3-0 al Atlas". AS México (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  11. ^ "Chivas se impone a Atlas en Clásico Tapatío femenil". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
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