Alicia Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican

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who currently plays for Liga MX Femenil side

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

Career

Alicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco. She made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against

. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500

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monthly wage (approximately $60 USD). In 2019 she moved to

Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the ''Rayadas''. In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to

. In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021.

International goals

Personal life

Despite making her professional debut with

's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the ''Chivas''.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;

* Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2019 ;

* Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2021 ;

* Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2022

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cervantes, Alicia 1994 births Living people Footballers from Jalisco Mexican women's footballers Atlas F.C. (women) footballers C.F. Monterrey (women) players C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers Liga MX Femenil players Mexico women's international footballers Women's association football forwards People from Arandas, Jalisco Mexican footballers