en Maricarmen Reyes

Maricarmen Reyes
Personal information
Full name	Maricarmen Reyes Zárate
Date of birth	23 April 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Fountain Valley, California, U.S.
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	UANL
Number	24
Youth career
–2018	West Coast Academy
College career
Years	Team
2018–2022	UCLA Bruins
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019	LA Galaxy OC
2023–	UANL
International career‡
2015–2016	Mexico U-17
2018–2020	Mexico U-20
2021–	Mexico
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 December 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 June 2022

Maricarmen Reyes Zárate (born 23 April 2000) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL. Born and raised in the United States to Mexican parents, she represents Mexico internationally.

Early life

Reyes was born in Fountain Valley, California and raised in Santa Ana, California to Mexican parents, who hailed from Zamora, Michoacán.^[1]^[2]

College career

Reyes played 71 games in five seasons with the UCLA Bruins. She scored the game-winning goal in overtime of the championship game of the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer tournament, giving the Bruins their second national championship in program history.

International career

On 21 September 2021, Reyes scored her first goal for the Mexico national team in a 2–0 victory over Colombia at Estadio Azteca.^[3]

Personal life

Reyes' brother Oscar, a footballer as well, also played for the UCLA Bruins.^[2] Unlike her, her brother was born in Mexico and has represented the United States (at under-17 level).^[2]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 October 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Mexico	2021	2	1
Mexico	2022	6	5
Total		8	6

Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mexico goal.

List of international goals scored by Maricarmen Reyes
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 September 2021	Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico	Colombia	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2.	17 February 2022	Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico	Suriname	6–0	9–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
3.	20 February 2022	Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Antigua and Barbuda	6–0	8–0
4.	9 April 2022	Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla	Anguilla	3–0	11–0
5.	25 June 2022	Estadio TSM, Torreón, Mexico	Peru	5–1	5–1	Friendly
6.	28 June 2022	Cancha de Entrenamiento TSM, Torreón, Mexico	Peru	1–0	3–0
7.	29 October 2024	Estadio Nemesio Diez, Toluca, Mexico	Thailand	3–0	4–0