Christina Murillo

Christina Murillo
Personal information
Full name Christina Murillo Ruiz[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993[1]
Place of birth Ventura, California, United States[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Motor City FC
Number 10
Youth career
Nordhoff
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 University of Michigan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016- Motor City FC 9 [3] (0)
National team‡
Mexico U-17
Mexico U-20
2011– Mexico 26[4] (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:32, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Christina Murillo (born January 28, 1993) is a Mexican-American soccer player. She is a defender who currently plays for Motor City FC and for the Mexico women's national football team.

University of Michigan

Murillo was a four-year starter at the University of Michigan where she played as a midfielder and center back. She did not play in 2014, instead choosing to train full-time with the Mexican Women's National Team ahead of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Her Senior season she was named team captain and made the All-Big Ten First team. She made 80 appearances and scored 2 goals for the Wolverines.[5]

Professional career

Murillo signed for the WPSL team Motor City FC in April 2016.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Las Defensas de la Selección Nacional Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.wpsl.info/team/index.php?tid=190
  4. ↑ "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/w-soccer/mtt/christina_murillo_763804.html
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/MotorCFC/status/720626316488278016
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