Gabriela Guillén Álvarez (born 1 March 1992) is a Costa Rican

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who plays as a defender for the Costa Rica women's national team and Dallas Trinity FC.

Professional Career

Guillén has played football for clubs in

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and

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. Since 2020, she has played for Alajuelense Fútbol Femenino. Guillén began her career with Alajuelense's city rivals Saprissa Fútbol Femenino, and played one season with Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna club

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. On July 2024, Guillén signed with Dallas Trinity FC.

International Career

Gabriela played for Costa Rica against the United States in 2012. Guillén has participated in under-17 and under-20 World Cups with Costa Rica, playing two matches in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup New Zealand 2008 against

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and Germany, and playing no matches in the

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Germany 2010. In 2014 she was part of the Costa Rican team that qualified for the first time to a senior world cup, in this case the

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, in which then she participated in one match against Spain. She was also part of the Costa Rica Women's National Football Team that won a silver medal in the

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. Later that same year, she was called to play with Costa Rica in the

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, which Costa Rica failed to qualify.

Personal

Guillén married her partner of ten years in April 2023.

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