Dania Nicole Pérez Jiménez (born 30 August 2001) is a Mexican professional

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who currently plays for

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of the

Liga MX Femenil Liga MX Femenil, also known as Liga BBVA MX Femenil for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league and the highest level of women's football in Mexico. Supervised by the Mexican Football Federation, Federación Mexicana d ...

Career

A native of

Guadalajara Guadalajara ( ; ) is the capital and the most populous city in the western Mexican List of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco, as well as the most densely populated municipality in Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population ...

, Pérez trained for gymnastics in her home town as a child. She began playing youth football at her school in Guadalajara, Mexico, and had a spell with

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youth team in 2017. Pérez returned to Mexico where she played for Chivas Femenil in Liga MX Femenil, scoring 3 goals in 10 matches during the 2018–19 Apertura tournament. She followed that with five goals in 15 matches during the Clausura tournament. In October 2019, made her 50th Liga MX Femenil appearance for Chivas. In December 2020, Pérez joined

International career

Mexico U-17 women's national football team

On 12 June 2018

Mexico U-17 women's national football team The Mexico U-17 women's national football team is the national women's under-17 football team of Mexico and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation. Miguel Gamero was named head coach on January, 2025. Under Mónica Vergara, the team rea ...

finished as Runners-up at the

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central ...

. On 1 December 2018

finished as Runners-up at the

2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its i ...

. Pérez won the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player of the competicion.

Mexico U-20 women's national football team

On 8 March 2020

Mexico U-20 women's national football team The Mexico U-20 women's national football team is the national women's under-20 football team of Mexico and is managed by the Mexican Football Federation. Dorival Bueno is the current manager of the team. The team has reached the quarter-final ...

finished as Runners-up at the

2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth association football, football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams ...

International goals

Honours

Mexico U-17 *

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: Runners-up:

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FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an annual (biennial until 2024) international women's association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA) ...

: Runners-up:

Mexico U-20 *

CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship is an association football competition for women's national under-20 teams in the North America, Central America and Caribbean region. It serves as the qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 Women's ...

: Runners-up:

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

Personal

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selected Pérez to be part of its ''Dream Crazier'' advertising campaign in 2019.

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* * 2001 births Living people Footballers from Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexican women's footballers Women's association football midfielders C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers Liga MX Femenil players Mexico women's international footballers Mexican children 21st-century Mexican sportswomen {{Mexico-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub