Miriam Vanessa García Muñoz (born 14 February 1998), known as Miriam García, is a Mexican professional

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who currently plays for

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of the

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, the first professional women's football league in Mexico. In 2017, she helped Chivas win the first professional women's football championship in the country in front of 32,466 spectators. García represented Mexico on the under-20 national team and helped the team win the

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. She was subsequently named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the tournament.

Playing career

Club

Guadalajara, 2017–

García began playing for

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during the inaugural season of

International

García has represented Mexico on the under-17 and under-20 national teams. In January 2018, she was named the winner of the Golden Ball (best player) award at the

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. She played every minute of every match for Mexico's winning team.

Honors and awards

Club

;Guadalajara *

: Apertura 2017 ;Individual * Liga MX Femenil Team of The Season: Apertura 2017

International

; Mexico U17 *

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; Mexico U20 *

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Golden Ball award

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Miriam García
at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil * 1998 births Living people Mexican women's footballers Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Liga MX Femenil players C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers FC Juárez (women) players Women's association football midfielders 21st-century Mexican sportswomen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub