Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores (born 22 January 1996) is a Mexican

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who plays as a striker for

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Club career

Prior to turning professional, Cuevas played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.

América

On 29 July 2017, Cuevas made her debut for Club América against

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, scoring the winning goal in the 19th minute. On 4 August, Cuevas scored the first

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history in a 5–0 win over

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. She ended the 2017 Apertura as top goalscorer, netting 15 times in 14 games. She repeated the feat in the 2018 Clausura, again scoring 15 goals.

Tijuana

In December 2019, Cuevas and her América teammate Esmeralda Verdugo were the victims of an

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. The following month, she joined

on loan.

León

In August 2020, Cuevas joined

ahead of the 2020–21 season. She departed León at the end of that season.

Pachuca

In June 2021, Cuevas signed with

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International career

On 15 November 2017 Cuevas received her first call-up with the

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, On November 27 she made her debut with the national team coming in as a substitute for

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at minute 79' in a game that ended with a favorable score of 0–2 against Costa Rica in a match held in the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium.

Career statistics

Club

Honours and achievements

Individual

* Liga MX Femenil top scorer: Apertura 2017 * Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017 * Liga MX Femenil top scorer: Clausura 2018 * Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Clausura 2018

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* 1996 births Living people People from Cuernavaca Mexican women's footballers Footballers from Morelos Women's association football forwards Liga MX Femenil players Club Tijuana (women) footballers Club América (women) footballers Club León (women) footballers Mexico women's international footballers Mexican footballers {{Mexico-women-footy-bio-stub