Milagros Menéndez

Milagros Abigail “Mili” Menéndez (born 23 March 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Segunda División Pro club Granada CF and the Argentina women's national team.[3] A successful kart racing driver as a teenager, she played an Asociación de Futbol Femenino de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (AFFEBA) national tournament for General Urquiza FC of Mar del Plata before being transferred to UAI Urquiza in 2015.[4]

Milagros Menéndez
Personal information
Full name Milagros Abigail Menéndez[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997
Place of birth Mar del Plata, Argentina[2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Granada
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 UAI Urquiza
2019–2020 Racing
2020– Granada 0 (0)
National team
2018– Argentina 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
In this Argentine name, the family name is Menéndez.

International career

Menéndez was selected by the senior team of Argentina for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[5] On 19 June that year, during the tournament, she scored her first international goal, in a 3–3 group stage draw against Scotland.[6]

International goals

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
19 June 2019Parc des Princes, Paris, France Scotland
1–3
3–3
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup

References
  1. "Plantel Femenino: Milagros Abigail Menéndez" (in Spanish). Racing Club.
  2. "Una x una: quiénes son las 23 convocadas de la selección argentina femenina para el Mundial de Francia 2019" (in Spanish).
  3. "Only 9 professionals in Argentina's women's World Cup squad". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  4. "Milagros Menéndez, una joven que estaba destinada a trascender". Diario La Capital de Mar del Plata (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-06-20.
  5. FIFA.com. "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - Players - Milagros MENENDEZ - Milagros Menéndez - FIFA.com". www.fifa.com.
  6. "Scotland crash out of Women's World Cup after dramatic Argentina comeback". Guardian. Retrieved 20 June 2019.


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