Norma Luz Irene Duarte Palafox (born 14 October 1998), known as Norma Duarte or Norma Palafox, is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Juárez.

Club career

Guadalajara

On 3 May 2017, Palafox made her debut for

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in a 6–1 loss to

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in the

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. On 29 July, she made her first

appearance in a 3–0 home victory against

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. On 3 September, she scored her first goal in a 6–0 win over

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. In the first leg of the 2017 Apertura final on 20 November, Guadalajara were beaten 2–0 by Pachuca, but two goals from Arlett Tovar and one from Palafox helped them win 3–0 the second leg on 24 November, and consequently the first ever Liga MX Femenil title. Palafox finished the 2017 Apertura with 8 goals in 18 total appearances. She left the team shortly to participate in a reality show Upon finishing she returned to the team signing a new contract. In 2021 she left the team to play in

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's Exatlon United States.

Pachuca

On 20 December 2020, Palafox was transferred to

Atlas

On 21 June 2022, Palafox was signed by

International career

Youth national teams

On 27 November 2017, Palafox received her first call-up to the under-20 national team. She was part of the team that won the

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. She made one appearance in the tournament in a 2–1 loss to the

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on 23 January 2018.

Career statistics

Club

Honors and awards

;Guadalajara *

: Apertura 2017 ;Individual * Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017 Mexico U20 * CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship:

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References

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* 1998 births Living people Mexican women's footballers Footballers from Hermosillo Liga MX Femenil players Atlas F.C. (women) footballers C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers Women's association football forwards C.F. Pachuca (women) footballers Cruz Azul (women) footballers FC Juárez (women) players {{Mexico-women-footy-bio-stub