Pamela Tajonar

Pamela Tajonar
Personal information
Full namePamela Tajonar Alonso[1]
Date of birth2 December 1984
Place of birthCuernavaca, Mexico
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Western New York Flash
Number1
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2003Querétaro FC
2003–2005Puebla FC
2005Arizona Heatwave
2005–2010Puebla FC
2010Buffalo Flash
2011Atlético Málaga
2011LdB FC Malmö2(0)
2012Levante Las Planas14(0)
2013Western New York Flash
National team
Mexico
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Tajonar and the second or maternal family name is Alonso.

Pamela Tajonar Alonso is a Mexican football football goalkeeper playing for Western New York Flash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Mexico women's national football team. She previously played for the Buffalo Flash in the W-League and LdB Malmö in the Damallsvenskan.

Playing career

Club

Buffalo Flash

Tajoner played for the Buffalo Flash of the W-League twice, winning the title in 2010.[2]

Atlético Málaga

Tajoner made her professional debut in the Spanish league for Atlético Málaga.[3]

LdB Malmö

In 2011, she signed with Damallsvenskan champion LdB Malmö.[4] She made two appearances for the team after Þóra Helgadóttir earned a red card.[5] Following the end of the season she left Malmö, and next summer she returned to Spain, joining newly promoted Levante Las Planas, with which she played about half of the season's games.

Western New York Flash

On 11 January 2013 she signed for Western New York Flash as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[6][7] She has started the season in the bench behind Adrianna Franch.

International

Tajonar is a member of the Mexico national team, having taken part in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Cup as well as the Pan American Games[8] and the Gold Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "Buffalo Tops Vancover 3–1, Wins Title". USL. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Mexicana Tajonar jugará en Málaga" (in Spanish). ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "VM-målvakt till LdB Malmö" (in Swedish). Eurosport. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Pamela Tajonar". Soccer Way. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "NWSL Allocation Easier Said than Done". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  7. ↑ "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "2007 Pan Am Games: USA fall to Brazil in women's tournament final; Canada take bronze". CONCACAF. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

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