Kristal Rubí Soto Cruz (born 14 October 1995), known as Rubí Soto, is a Mexican professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward for
C.D. Guadalajara (women).
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
Guadalajara 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 coincidin ...
.
She scored her first goal for the team during a 2–0 win over
Querétaro
Querétaro (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Querétaro ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro, links=no; Otomi: ''Hyodi Ndämxei''), is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities. Its capi ...
on February 25, 2018.
During a match against Tigres UANL, she scored two goals (a brace). During a match against
C.F. Monterrey, 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, ...
to play in the Spanish
Segunda División Pro. She became the first homegrown player from 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 coincidin ...
to receive an offer to play in Europe, without having been previously called up by Mexico at any level.
Career statistics
Club
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Notes
References
External links
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Rubí Soto
at C.D. Guadalajara Femenil
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 C ...
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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