Tanya Samarzich

Tanya Samarzich
Personal information
Full name Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-28) 28 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth West Covina, California, United States
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 USC Trojans
2015–2018 Kentucky Wildcats
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Monterrey 12 (0)
International career‡
2010 Mexico U17 6 (3)
2012–2014 Mexico U20 11 (5)
2011–2017 Mexico 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Samarzich and the second or maternal family name is Ruiz.

Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz (born 28 December 1994) is a former American-born Mexican footballer who last played as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey. She was a member of the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

Samarzich was born in West Covina, California[3][4] and raised in nearby Upland to a Serbian father and a Mexican mother.

References

  1. ^ According to her Mexican identity card, in which Samarzich is the first or paternal family name and Ruiz is the second or maternal family name. Ruiz is not included in her American citizenship.
  2. ^ "Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  3. ^ "La Selección Femenil Inauguró la Cancha del Tec Santa Fe".
  4. ^ "Viaja este viernes Tri Femenil a cuadrangular ante potencias asiáticas".


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