Mónica Irina Flores Grigoriu (born 31 January 1996) is a former American-born Mexican

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who last played as a

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for

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club

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and the Mexico women's national team.

International career

Flores made her full international debut for Mexico on January 23, 2016.

Personal life

Flores was born to a Mexican father and a

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n mother. Flores grew up in

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and played soccer at Livingston High School. Her twin sister Sabrina Flores represented United States U-20 and they faced each other at the

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and the

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. In June 2018, Sabrina joined Mónica in the Mexico national team after doing the one-time international allegiance switch. While attending the

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she lived in Pasquerilla East Hall.

Professional career

Valencia

In 2018, Flores joined Spanish side

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where she played for two seasons. On 28 May 2020, via

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, Flores announced that she would be leaving Valencia.

Monterrey

In June 2020,

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announced that Flores would be joining the club for the 2020–21 season.

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