Karen Luna

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Luna and the second or maternal family name is De Los Santos.
Karen Luna
Karen Luna in 2024
Personal information
Full name Karen Irasema Luna De Los Santos
Date of birth (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 América
Number 26
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 UANL 108 (2)
2021– América 136 (12)
International career‡
2024– Mexico 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 November 2024

Karen Irasema Luna De Los Santos (born 12 February 1998), known as Karen Luna, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil side Club América,[1] and the Mexico women's national football team.

Club career

Previous to her professional career, Luna was part of the women's football team of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.[2]

Tigres UANL (2017–2021)

Luna signed her first professional contract with Tigres UANL in 2017, ahead of the first Liga MX Femenil season.[3] Prior to joining Tigres, Luna declined an offer to join their city rivals, C.F. Monterrey.[2]

During her time at Tigres, Luna made more than 100 appearances over a period of four years and played an important role in the club's success, contributing to four league championships.[4] Luna decided to part ways with Tigres at the conclusion of the Guard1anes 2021 tournament due to the limited playing time she was receiving in the last few tournaments.[5]

Club América (2021–present)

Luna joined Club América on 21 June 2021.[6] At América, Luna quickly adjusted and became an important part of the team within her first season under then-manager Craig Harrington.[4] Luna was a key player for América to obtain its second league title in history during the Clausura 2023 tournament by starting all the liguilla games including the final.[7][8]

International career

Luna was named to the Mexico women's national football team by manager Pedro López for the first time on 24 January 2024 for a training camp ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[9] She was officially included in Mexico's squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 10 February 2024.[10]

Luna made her debut with Mexico on 21 February 2024, during the inaugural match of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup against Argentina.[11] She scored her first goal with Mexico on 26 February 2024, in a 0–8 victory against Dominican Republic for the second match of the group stage of the tournament.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 November 2024[1][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League Cup [a] League Cup [b] Continental [c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tigres UANL 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil 24 1 — — — 24 1
2018–19 34 0 — — — 34 0
2019-20 23 1 — — — 23 1
2020–21 27 0 — — — 27 0
Total 108 2 — — — 108 2
Club América 2021–22 Liga MX Femenil 37 2 — — — 37 2
2022–23 41 1 — — — 41 1
2023–24 39 5 2 0 — — 41 5
2024–25 19 4 — 2 1 4 1 25 6
Total 136 12 2 0 2 1 4 1 144 14
Career total 244 14 2 0 2 1 4 1 252 16
  1. ^ Includes Campeón de Campeonas
  2. ^ Includes Summer Cup
  3. ^ Includes CONCACAF W Champions Cup

International

As of match played 30 November 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2024 12 2
Total 12 2
List of international goals scored by Karen Luna
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 February 2024 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States  Dominican Republic 3–0 8–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
2. 3 March 2024 BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States  Paraguay 2–0 3-2

Honours

Tigres UANL

Club América

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Karen Luna player profile". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Giraudi, Matías. "De piel felina". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  3. ^ cg.cruz (27 July 2017). "Conoce todos los planteles de la Liga MX Femenil". Record.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Karen Luna: De la banca de Tigres a estrella del América en 6 meses". www.sopitas.com. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  5. ^ Almaraz, Ivonne (3 May 2022). "Karen Luna renació en el América: "cuando llegué aquí me salieron alas"". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  6. ^ "América femenil da la bienvenida a Karen Luna". Diario AS (in Mexican Spanish). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  7. ^ Kriger, Rachael (7 June 2023). "Liga MX Femenil, Clausura 2023: Club América dominates Pachuca for second title – Equalizer Soccer". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Karen Irasema Luna De Los Santos". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Convocatoria Selección Mexicana Femenil rumbo a Copa Oro W 2024; regresa Pamela Tajonar y debuta Karen Luna". Marca México (in Mexican Spanish). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Selección Mexicana da su convocatoria para Copa Oro W con notables ausencias | TUDN Selección MX | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Argentina y México no se sacaron diferencias en la Copa Oro Femenina". DirecTV Sports. 21 February 2024.
  12. ^ "México se luce con tremenda goleada ante República Dominicana". ESPNdeportes.com (in Spanish). 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  13. ^ "Karen Luna". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Karen Luna". Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Shaw, Leon, Ovalle head up W Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. 13 March 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2024.