Veronica Perez

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Veronica Perez

July 4, 2013; Veronica Perez in Chicago Red stars vs Western New York Flash
Personal information
Full nameVeronica Raquel Perez-Murillo
Date of birth (1988-05-18) May 18, 1988
Place of birthHayward, California, United States
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubWestern New York Flash
Number17
Youth career
2002 –2005PSV Union & Pleasanton Rage
2002–2003Crystal Springs Uplands High School
2006–2009Washington Huskies
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2009Seattle Sounders Women8(1)
2010Saint Louis Athletica1(0)
2012Seattle Sounders Women14(12)
2012Stjarnan Women7(1)
2013–Western New York Flash22(1)
National team‡
2009United States U23
2010–Mexico4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 July 2011
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Perez and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.

Veronica Raquel Perez-Murillo (born May 18, 1988) is a Mexican-American soccer player from San Mateo, California. She is a forward for the Mexico women's national football team and currently plays for Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League.

Early life

Veronica Perez was born in Hayward, California to parents, Irene Murillo and Bernardo Perez. She holds dual citizenship in the United States and Mexico.[1] Perez attended Crystal Springs Uplands School where she played one year of soccer, earning first team, All-League honors. During her Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years she played for PSV Union FC and in her junior and senior years, she played for the club team, Pleasonton Rage, and represented the Far West region Olympic Development (ODP) team at the 2005 U.S. Youth Soccer Adidas Cup.[2]

University of Washington

Perez played for the University of Washington Huskies and was twice named to the All-Pac-10 second team. Perez left the University of Washington ranked in the all-time top-10 in several categories, including third in shots (194) and games played (83), fourth in game-winning goals (8), tied for sixth in goals (21) and eighth in points (53).[3]

Playing career

Club

Saint Louis Athletica

Perez was selected as the 37th pick overall in the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) draft by the Saint Louis Athletica in 2010.[4] After the WPS folded, Perez began training again with the Mexico women's national football team.[5]

Seattle Sounders Women

Veronica played for the Seattle Sounders Women during the 2009 and 2012 seasons and was a leading scorer.[6][7]

Stjarnan Women

During the Summer of 2012, Perez and her Sounders teammate and fellow University of Washington alum, Kate Deines, played for Stjarnan Women in Iceland's top division. The team won the Icelandic Women's Cup after a 1-0 win over Valur.[8][9]

Western New York Flash

On January 11, 2013, Perez joined the Western New York Flash as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[10][11]

International

Perez played for both the Mexico women's national football team and the United States women's national under-23 soccer team during the Summer of 2009.[12]

On November 5, 2010, she scored the winning goal for Mexico in the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying game against the United States.[13][14]

Perez led the Mexico women's national football team to a third-place finish in the 2011 Pan American Games.[15]

In 2011, Perez represented Mexico in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[16]

Coaching career

Perez is an assistant coach for her former club, PSV Union FC

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Veronica Perez Player Bio". University of Washington. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  2. ↑ "The Magic of Veronica Perez". Seattle Sounders Women. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  3. ↑ "Veronica Perez Player Bio". University of Washington. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  4. ↑ "Veronica Perez Player Bio". University of Washington. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  5. ↑ "The Magic of Veronica Perez". Seattle Sounders Women. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  6. ↑ "The Magic of Veronica Perez". Seattle Sounders Women. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Seattle Sounders Women 2012 Statistics". United Soccer League. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Kate Deines and Veronica Perez Win Icelandic Cup". Prost Amerika. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  9. ↑ "Starnan FC profile". Stjarnan FC. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  10. ↑ "NWSL Allocation Easier Said than Done". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Retrieved 6 April 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Veronica Perez Player Bio". University of Washington. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  13. ↑ "Mexico Upsets U.S. Women in Cup Qualifying". The New York Times. 6 November 2010. 
  14. ↑ "A chance at soccer south of the border". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 6 April 2013. 
  15. ↑ "The Magic of Veronica Perez". Seattle Sounders Women. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Former University of Washington forward Veronica Perez playing for Mexico in World Cup". Seattle Times. Retrieved 16 September 2012. 

External links

Western New York Flash – current squad
Mexico squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
Mexico
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