Mara Stefania Gómez (born 7 March 1997) is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays as a
striker
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People
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*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
for
Estudiantes. She is the first transgender player to play in the Argentine top flight.
Career
After signing for
Primera División
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side
Villa San Carlos, she had her debut in 2020 in a 1–7 loss against
Lanús. Her debut marked the first time an openly trans athlete competed in the first division of Argentine football (male or female).
In 2022, Gómez signed for Primera División side
Estudiantes de La Plata
Club Estudiantes de La Plata ( lit. "Students from La Plata"), simply referred to as Estudiantes de La Plata , is an Argentine professional sports club based in La Plata. The club's football team currently competes in the Primera División, wh ...
, becoming the first transgender player to play in an Argentine top flight.
References
External links
Mara Gómez at EdeLP
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1997 births
Argentine LGBT sportspeople
Argentine women's footballers
Argentine transgender women
Living people
Transgender sportswomen
Women's association football forwards