Daniela Pulido

Daniela Pulido Saldaña[lower-alpha 1][1] (born 29 April 2000), known as Daniela Pulido, is a Mexican professional football defender who currently plays for Guadalajara (Chivas)[2] of the Liga MX Femenil, the first professional women's soccer league in Mexico.[3] In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's soccer championship in the country at the age of 17[4] in front of a record-breaking 32,466 spectators.[5]

Daniela Pulido
Personal information
Full name Daniela Pulido Saldaña
Date of birth (2000-04-29) 29 April 2000
Place of birth Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Guadalajara
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017– Guadalajara 30 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

Pulido began playing football at the age of five. As a young girl, she endured abusive bullying behavior from other children and parents because she was a girl player, but kept training and playing.[4][6]

Playing career

Guadalajara, 2017–

Pulido began playing for Guadalajara during the inaugural season of Liga MX Femenil.[7][8][9] In July 2017, she scored two goals to become the first player to record a brace at the Tapatío Women's Classic and lead the team to win.[10][11]

Honours

Club
Guadalajara

Notes
  1. This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Pulido and the second or maternal family name is Saldaña.
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References
  1. "Daniela Pulido". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. Univision Deportes (2017-11-03), Daniela Pulido, la bella defensora de Chivas femenil, retrieved 2018-05-11
  3. "Femenil final shows women's football is thriving in Mexico". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  4. "Daniela Pulido, del bullying al éxito femenil". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  5. Redacción (2017-11-24). "Crónica Chivas vs Pachuca, Final Liga MX Femenil". Deportes Production (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  6. "Daniela Pulido, de jugar con niños, a goleadora en Chivas femenil". www.msn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  7. "Chivas femenil: Daniela Pulido: "Chivas es más que un equipo, es una familia" - MARCA Claro México". MARCA Claro México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  8. "Tenemos con qué pelear contra cualquiera: Daniela Pulido". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  9. Redacción. "Lo vamos a sacar adelante: Daniela Pulido". Milenio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  10. AS, Diario (2017-07-29). "Con doblete de Pulido, Chivas golea 3-0 al Atlas". AS México (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.
  11. "Chivas se impone a Atlas en Clásico Tapatío femenil". El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-05-11.


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