Brenda García

Brenda García
García in 2020
Personal information
Full name Brenda Judith García Valadez
Date of birth (1996-02-12) 12 February 1996
Place of birth Aguascalientes City, Mexico
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Necaxa 35 (2)
2019–2020 Cruz Azul 39 (0)
2021–2022 Atlético San Luis 41 (0)
2022 Tijuana 2 (0)
2023 Puebla 27 (3)
2024–2025 Mazatlán 46 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 2024

Brenda Judith García Valadez (born 12 February 1996) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a defender. She most recently played for Liga MX Femenil club Mazatlán.[2]

Club career

Brenda García was born on 12 February 1996 in Aguascalientes City.[3]

She made her professional debut for Necaxa on 3 May 2017 in a game against Santos Laguna, where she scored Necaxa's first goal ever four minutes into the match.[4] García scored her second goal with Necaxa in the Apertura 2017 tournament in a 1–1 draw with Atlas.[5]

For the 2019–20 season, García was transferred to Cruz Azul, where she has become a fundamental player for the team.[6]

On 10 April 2025, the Mexican Football Federation (FMF) launched an investigation for match fixing involving Mazatlán players in which García took part.[7][8] On 30 April, she was banned by the FMF for six years for match fixing and released by Mazatlán on 9 May.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 March 2020[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals
Necaxa 2017 Liga MX Femenil 3 1 3 1
2017–18 Liga MX Femenil 12 1 12 1
2018–19 Liga MX Femenil 20 0 20 0
Total 35 2 35 2
Cruz Azul 2019–20 Liga MX Femenil 28 0 28 0
Total 28 0 28 0
Career total 63 2 63 2

References

  1. ^ a b "Brenda Judith García Valadez". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Brenda García ⋆ Cruz Azul Fútbol Club". Cruz Azul. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Conoce a Brenda García, defensa de Cruz Azul Femenil". W Radio (in Spanish). 21 January 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Santos Laguna 0–2 Necaxa". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Atlas 1–1 Necaxa". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Azulitas al ataque". Once Diario (in Spanish). 19 June 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Revelan detalles sobre el presunto amaño de partidos en Mazatlán Femenil" (in Spanish). Infobae. 15 April 2025.
  8. ^ "¡Destapan la cloaca! Revelan pruebas que dejan al descubierto el amaño de un partido por parte de las jugadoras de Mazatlán Femenil" (in Spanish). LatinUS. 10 April 2025.
  9. ^ Hernandez, Cesar (30 April 2025). "Mazatlán women's player gets six-year ban for match-fixing". ESPN.
  10. ^ Torrijos Alcántara, David (9 May 2025). "Mazatlán da de baja a jugadora implicada en caso de amaño de partidos" (in Spanish). Récord.