Kristal Rubí Soto Cruz (born 14 October 1995), known as Rubí Soto, is a Mexican professional

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who plays as a

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for

C.D. Guadalajara (women) C.D. Guadalajara Femenil is a Mexican professional women's football club based in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico that competes in the Liga MX Femenil. The club has been the women's section of C.D. Guadalajara since 2017. Nicknames for the team are Chi ...

Early life

Soto attended the Universidad del Valle del Fuerte where she played for the football team.

Club career

2018–2020: Guadalajara

Soto signed for

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in December 2017 for the Closura tournament of the inaugural season of the

Liga MX Femenil The Liga MX Femenil, officially known as the Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, this professional league has 18 teams, each coincidi ...

. She scored her first goal for the team during a 2–0 win over

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on February 25, 2018. During a match against Tigres UANL, she scored two goals (a brace). During a match against

C.F. Monterrey Club de Fútbol Monterrey, often known simply as Monterrey or their nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Monterrey, Nuevo León which currently plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Founded on 28 ...

, she scored an equalizer.

2020–2021: Villarreal

On 23 June 2020, Soto was signed by

Villarreal CF Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. ( ca-valencia, Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in the Castellón province of eastern Spain, th ...

to play in the Spanish Segunda División Pro. She became the first homegrown player from the

to receive an offer to play in Europe, without having been previously called up by Mexico at any level.

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Rubí Soto
at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil {{DEFAULTSORT:Soto, Rubi 1995 births Living people Mexican women's footballers Women's association football forwards Footballers from Sinaloa People from Ahome Municipality Liga MX Femenil players C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers Villarreal CF (women) players Mexican expatriate women's footballers Mexican expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain