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Full name | Karla Paola Nieto Castillo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 9 January 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Pachuca | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Ballenas Galeana | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Leonas Morelos | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017– | Pachuca | 129 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Mexico U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Mexico | 25 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2017 |
Karla Paola Nieto Castillo[1] (born 9 January 1995) is a Mexican professional football midfielder who currently plays for Pachuca of the Liga MX Femenil.[2]
Prior to turning professional, Nieto played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.[3][4]
Nieto was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[5][6]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Jamaica | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |
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