Lucero Cuevas
Lucero Cuevas in 2018
Personal information
Full name Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores
Date of birth (1996-01-22) 22 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
Ballenas Galeana
Leonas Morelos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 América 69 (44)
2020 → Tijuana (loan) 7 (3)
2020–2021 León 28 (6)
2021–2022 Pachuca 21 (3)
2022–2023 León 29 (3)
International career‡
2017– Mexico 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 November 2017

Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores (born 22 January 1996) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Prior to turning professional, Cuevas played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.[1][2][3]

América

On 29 July 2017, Cuevas made her debut for Club América against Club Tijuana, scoring the winning goal in the 19th minute.[4] On 4 August, Cuevas scored the first hat-trick in Liga MX Femenil history in a 5–0 win over Cruz Azul.[5] She ended the 2017 Apertura as top goalscorer, netting 15 times in 14 games.[6] She repeated the feat in the 2018 Clausura, again scoring 15 goals.[7]

Tijuana

In December 2019, Cuevas and her América teammate Esmeralda Verdugo were the victims of an express kidnapping.[8] The following month, she joined Club Tijuana on loan.[9]

León

In August 2020, Cuevas joined Club León ahead of the 2020–21 season.[10] She departed León at the end of that season.[11]

Pachuca

In June 2021, Cuevas signed with C.F. Pachuca.[12]

International career

On 15 November 2017 Cuevas received her first call-up with the Mexico national team, On November 27 she made her debut with the national team coming in as a substitute for Charlyn Corral at minute 79' in a game that ended with a favorable score of 0–2 against Costa Rica in a match held in the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium.

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 April 2018.
Club statistics
Club Season League[a] National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
América 2017–18 Liga MX Femenil 32 31 3 1 — 35 32
Total 32 31 3 1 0 0 35 32
Career total 32 31 3 1 0 0 35 32
  1. ^ Includes Liguilla

Honours and achievements

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ Terrazas, Adriana (24 February 2018). "Tri pide cambios aún más rápidos para Lucero Cuevas". espn.com.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Becerril, Rolando (20 December 2011). "Galeana perdona a Guerreras de Tlaxcala". La Unión de Morelos (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ Saldaña, Salvador (22 April 2015). "Leonas, en la cima de la Liga Mayor". La Unión de Morelos (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "América vs Club Tijuana". ligafemenil.mx. Archived from the original on 4 June 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ Muñoz, Daniela (5 August 2017). "América y Rayadas dominan la Liga MX feminil". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  6. ^ Fleming, Connor. "21-Year-Old America Striker Lucero Cuevas Scores Another Stunner In Liga MX Femenil". the18.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  7. ^ Ibarra, Marisol. "Lucero Cuevas, bicampeona de goleo". MARCA Claro (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  8. ^ Cwik, Chris (8 January 2020). "Lucero Cuevas and Esmeralda Verdugo transferred to Club Tijuana after being involved in kidnapping". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Lucero Cuevas se va del América a préstamo con Tijuana". tudn.com (in Spanish). 2 January 2020. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Esmeralda y Lucero salieron de Xolos por ajuste de presupuesto: Franky Oviedo". AGP Noticias (in Spanish). 14 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  11. ^ "Anuncia León baja de Lucero Cuevas". Diario de Morelos (in Spanish). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Lucero ya es de Pachuca". Diario de Morelos (in Spanish). 4 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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