Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez[1] (born 31 August 1997), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team.
 Bernal playing for Mexico against the United States on May 26, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monterrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Monterrey | 126 | (30) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Mexico U-17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U-20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | Mexico | 35 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 April 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editShe played for Mexico in a 2017 friendly against Sweden.[2]
International career
editBernal was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0. Bernal scored Mexico's winning goal.[3][4]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 20 February 2021 | Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico |  Costa Rica
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3–1 | 3-1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico |  Suriname |
6–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic |  Antigua and Barbuda |
2–0 | 8–0 | |
| 4. | 25 October 2023 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile |  Chile |
1–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Pan American Games |
| 5. | 3 November 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Chile |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 6. | 23 February 2024 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States |  Dominican Republic |
5–0 | 8–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup |
Honors
editMexico U17
Individual
- CONCACAF W Gold Cup Best XI: 2024[5]
References
edit- ^ "Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Dam Landskamp Matchinformation: Sverige mot Mexiko 2017-07-08 (1–0) — svenskfotboll.se". svenskfotboll.se.
- ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Shaw, Leon, Ovalle head up W Gold Cup Best XI". CONCACAF. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Rebeca Bernal at Soccerway.com
- Rebeca Bernal at FBref.com
- Rebeca Bernal at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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