Mónica Ocampo
 June 15, 2014 Monica Ocampo playing for Sky Blue FC against Chicago Red Stars | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mónica Ocampo Medina | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Jojutla, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.56 m (5 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sky Blue FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2009 | FC Indiana | ||
| 2010 | Atlanta Beat | 17 | (3) |
| 2013- | Sky Blue FC | 34 | (11) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Mexico | 41 | (14) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mónica Ocampo Medina (born 4 January 1987) is a Mexican professional footballer who currently plays for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League. She is also a member of the Mexico women's national football team.
Playing career
Club
From 2006 to 2009, Ocampo played with W-League club FC Indiana.
In 2010, she signed with Atlanta Beat in the WPS.[1] She made 17 appearances for the club and scored three goals.[2]
On January 11, 2013 she joined Sky Blue FC in the new National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). On June 26, 2013, Ocampo scored goals in the 85th and 92nd minute to lead Sky Blue to a 2-2 tie with FC Kansas City. On August 10, Ocampo scored two goals in a 3-3 tie between Sky Blue and the Chicago Red Stars.
Ocampo was voted player of the week in the NWSL on June 19, 2013 and player of the month for August 2013.[3] Although she only started nine out of the 22 matches that Sky Blue played in the regular season, she scored a higher percentage of goals per minute of playing time than any other player in the league.[4] She was awarded the Golden Boot as Sky Blue's most prolific scorer.[5]
International
Ocampo scored a long–range equalizer against England in Mexico's first group match of the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Players". Women's Professional Soccer. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ↑ "Monica Ocampo". Soccer Way. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ "NWSL Fams vote Sky Blue FC's Monica Ocampo MVP of Week 10" http://www.nwslnews.com/nwsl-fans-vote-sky-blue-fcs-monica-ocampo-mvp-of-week-10/; "Sky Blue Monica Ocampo Voted NWSL Player of the Month" http://www.skybluefc.com/home/749506.html, accessed 31 Dec 2013
- ↑ "Player statistics: NWSL" http://www.nwslsoccer.com/Stats/index_E.html, accessed d31 Dec 2013
- ↑ http://www.skybluefc.com/home/749840.html, accessed 31 Dec 2013
- ↑ John Ashdown (2011-06-27). "Monica Ocampo's 30-yard effort earns Mexico draw against England". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
External links
- Monica Ocampo profile at National Women's Soccer League
- Monica Ocampo profile at Sky Blue FC
- Mónica Ocampo – FIFA competition record
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