Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz (born 28 December 1994) is an American-born Mexican
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
who played as a forward for
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 ...
club
CF Monterrey
Club de Fútbol Monterrey, often known simply as Monterrey or their nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional association football, football club based in Monterrey, Nuevo León which currently plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican footba ...
. She was a member of the
Mexico women's national team.
Early life
Samarzich was born in West Covina, California
and raised in nearby
Upland to a Serbian father and a Mexican mother.
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1994 births
Living people
Citizens of Mexico through descent
Mexican women's footballers
Women's association football forwards
Mexico women's international footballers
Pan American Games bronze medalists for Mexico
Pan American Games medalists in football
Footballers at the 2011 Pan American Games
Mexican people of Serbian descent
Liga MX Femenil players
C.F. Monterrey (women) players
American women's soccer players
Soccer players from California
Sportspeople from West Covina, California
American sportspeople of Mexican descent
American people of Serbian descent
USC Trojans women's soccer players
Kentucky Wildcats women's soccer players
Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
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