Alexia Delgado
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{family name hatnote|Delgado|Alvarado|lang=Spanish}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Alexia Delgado
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|12|9|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico
| height = 1.63 m{{WorldFootball.net|alexia-delgado}}
| position = Defensive midfielder
| currentclub = Tigres UANL
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| collegeyears1 = 2018–2022
| college1 = Arizona State Sun Devils
| collegecaps1 = 82
| collegegoals1 = 11
| years1 = 2017–2018
| clubs1 = América
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2023
| clubs2 = Cruz Azul
| caps2 = 13
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2023–
| clubs3 = Tigres UANL
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Mexico U15
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Mexico U17
| nationalcaps2 = 4+
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018
| nationalteam3 = Mexico U20
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019–
| nationalteam4 = Mexico
| nationalcaps4 = 53
| nationalgoals4 = 2
| pcupdate = 28 November 2023
| ntupdate = 8 April 2025
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fba|Mexico}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}
{{MedalGold|2023 Santiago|Team}}
{{Medal|Comp|Central American and Caribbean Games}}
{{Medal|Gold|2023 San Salvador|Team|}}
{{Medal|Comp|Summer Youth Olympics}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2014 Nanjing|Team|}}
}}
Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado (born 9 December 1999) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Tigres UANL and the Mexico women's national team.
Early life
Born in Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico, Delgado is one of three children to her parents, Sonia Alvarado and Francisco Delgado Mejia. Her mother was a gymnast and her father and an uncle played football, the uncle professionally.{{cite news|last=Garcia|first=Ian|url=https://cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2021/10/19/asu-soccer-captain-alexia-delgado-second-family-outside-of-mexico/|title=Home away from home: ASU soccer captain forms second family outside of Mexico|website=Cronkite News|access-date=27 December 2023|date=19 October 2021}} At the age of six, Delgado began doing gymnastics alongside her sister, Goretti, and also tried ballet before realizing the sports weren't for her. A few years later, her brother Francisco began playing football at school, and after convincing her parents to let her try the sport, Delgado began playing on Francisco's team. As there were no girls' football teams in Tepic, Delgado played with the boys until she was 13 years old.{{cite news|last=Limón|first=Beatriz|url=https://azluminaria.org/2022/05/26/how-mexicos-alexia-delgado-conquered-college-soccer-at-asu-on-her-way-to-the-world-cup/|title=How México's Alexia Delgado conquered college soccer at ASU on her way to the World Cup|website=Arizona Luminaria|access-date=27 December 2023|date=26 May 2022}}
Delgado was scouted in Tepic by Leonardo Cuéllar, at the time the head coach of the Mexico women's national team, and was offered a spot at the Centro de Formación de Guadalajara.{{cite news|url=https://www.futbolera.mx/futboleras-histricas-1/alexia-delgado|title=Alexia Delgado – Futbolera|website=Futbo13ra|access-date=27 December 2023|language=es-mx|trans-title=Alexia Delgado – Footballer}} For two days every two weeks, Delgado and her father took a three-hour bus trip from Tepic to Guadalajara for her training sessions. After a year, she moved in with the family of another player at the training center to be able to practice daily. Delgado attended the Colegio SuBiré in Zapopan, where she was the captain of the school team and won the Copa Coca-Cola, which earned the team a trip to attend the 2014 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/alexia-delgado/12413|title=Alexia Delgado – Arizona State profile|website=Arizona State Sun Devils|publisher=Arizona State University|access-date=1 March 2019}}
While playing for América, Delgado attended the University of Guadalajara, studying virtually towards a degree in interdisciplinary areas.{{cite news|url=http://www.gaceta.udg.mx/Campeona-con-seleccion-Femenil-Sub-20/|title=Campeona con selección Femenil Sub-20|website=Gaceta UdeG|publisher=University of Guadalajara|access-date=27 December 2023|date=26 February 2018|language=es-mx|trans-title=Champion with the under-20 women's team}} She graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor's degree in sports business and a master's degree in organizational leadership.
Club career
Delgado debuted for América in 2017–18, the inaugural season of the Liga MX Femenil.{{cite news|last=Delgado Cabañez|first=Diana|url=https://www.chilango.com/ciudad/liga-femenil-mx-2017/|title=Ellas vienen a jugar, no a fingir faltas ni a hacer tiempo|website=Chilango|access-date=8 January 2018|date=11 November 2017|language=es-mx|trans-title=They come to play, not to fake fouls or to waste time}}{{cite news|last=Arenas|first=Brian|url=https://www.vavel.com/mx/futbol-mexicano/2017/09/29/liga-femenil/832433-alexia-delgado-un-sueno-estar-en-el-america.html|title=Alexia Delgado: "Un sueño estar en el América"|website=Vavel|access-date=8 January 2018|date=29 September 2017|language=es-mx|trans-title=Alexia Delgado: "It is a dream to be here in América"}} She played 21 matches in all competitions, with 18 of those coming in the league.
In 2018, Delgado moved to the United States to play college soccer for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
International career
Delgado was selected to the Mexico national teams for the first time in 2014, called up to the Mexico women's under-15 national team for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics. She played all four games at the tournament, helping Mexico earn a bronze medal. Delgado then stepped to the under-17 team, appearing at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.{{cite news|last=Polanco|first=Eduardo|url=https://www.vavel.com/mx/futbol-mexicano/2016/10/12/liga-femenil/706509-entrevista-a-alexia-delgado-estamos-con-ilusiones-de-hacer-grandes-cosas-en-este-mundial.html|title=Entrevista a Alexia Delgado, capitana Sub-17|website=Vavel|access-date=8 January 2018|date=11 October 2016|language=es-mx|trans-title=Interview with Alexia Delgado, Under-17 captain}} With the under-20 national team, Delgado won the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Mexico's first-ever championship in the age-group tournament. She appeared at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup as Mexico were eliminated in the group stage.
Delgado made her senior debut on 1 March 2019 in a friendly match against Thailand.{{cite news|last=Santini|first=Sergio|url=https://www.lagunerosport.com/home/destacado/debutan-alexia-delgado-y-alejandria-godinez/|title=¡Debutan Alexia Delgado y Alejandría Godínez!|website=Lagunero Sport|access-date=8 April 2022|date=1 March 2019|language=es-mx|trans-title=Alexia Delgado and Alejandría Godínez debut!|archive-date=5 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405050616/https://www.lagunerosport.com/home/destacado/debutan-alexia-delgado-y-alejandria-godinez/|url-status=dead}} She was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history, defeating Chile 1–0 in the gold medal match.{{cite news|last=Medina|first=Angelica|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/mexico-takes-soccer-gold-with-1-0-win-over-chile-2023-11-04/|title=Mexico takes soccer gold with 1–0 win over Chile|website=Reuters|publisher=Thomson Reuters|access-date=6 November 2023|date=3 November 2023}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|28 November 2023|{{cite web|url=http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/jugador/124923/alexia-fernanda-delgado-alvarado|title=Alexia Fernanda Delgado Alvarado at Liga MX Femenil|website=Liga MX Femenil|access-date=30 September 2017|language=Spanish|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605200433/http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/jugador/124923/alexia-fernanda-delgado-alvarado|archive-date=5 June 2021}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Cup{{efn|Includes the Copa MX Femenil}} !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| América
|18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| Cruz Azul
|Liga MX Femenil |13 | 1 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 13 | 1 | |||
| Tigres UANL
|Liga MX Femenil |22 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| colspan=3|Career total
!53 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1 |
{{notelist}}
=International=
{{updated|8 April 2025|{{GSA player|alexia-delgado/145609|access-date=8 April 2022}}}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=7|Mexico
|2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | |
| colspan=2|Total||53||2 |
| class="wikitable"
|+International goals | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico | {{fbw|TRI}} | align=center|4–0 | align=center| 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 2. | 5 April 2025 | CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, United States | {{fbw|JAM}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 3–0 | Friendly |
Honors
Mexico
- Central American and Caribbean Games: 2023{{cite news|url=https://www.milenio.com/futbol/seleccion-mexicana/ver-mexico-femenil-vs-venezuela-en-vivo-juegos-centroamericanos-2023|title=México vs Venezuela {{!}} Final Femenil Juegos Centroamericanos 2023: Resumen|website=Milenio|publisher=Grupo Multimedios|access-date=27 December 2023|date=7 July 2023|language=es-mx|trans-title=Mexico vs Venezuela {{!}} Central American Games Women's Final 2023: Recap}}
- Pan American Games: 2023
Mexico under-20
Tigres UANL
- Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2023{{cite news|agency=Agence France-Presse|url=https://udgtv.com/noticias/tigres-campeon-en-el-futbol-mexicano-femenil/205526|title=Tigres se consagra campeón en el fútbol mexicano femenil|website=Canal 44|publisher=University of Guadalajara|access-date=27 December 2023|date=28 November 2023|location=Nuevo León|language=es-mx|trans-title=Tigres are crowned champion of Mexican women's football}}
- Campeón de Campeones: 2023{{cite news|last=Regis|first=Juan|url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol-femenino/liga-mx-femenil/tigres-blanquea-america-conquista-titulo-campeon-de-campeones-femenil-2023|title=Tigres blanquea al América y conquista el Campeón de Campeones Femenil 2023|website=TUDN|publisher=TelevisaUnivision|access-date=27 December 2023|date=10 July 2023}}
Individual
- All-Pac-12 Conference Second Team: 2021, 2022{{cite press release|url=https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108203426/https://pac-12.com/article/2022/11/07/pac-12-announces-2022-womens-soccer-all-conference-honors|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 November 2022|title=Pac-12 announces 2022 women's soccer All-Conference honors|publisher=Pac-12 Conference|location=San Francisco|access-date=27 December 2023|date=8 November 2022}}
- United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region First Team: 2021
- United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Second Team: 2022{{cite press release|last=Salas|first=Marco|url=https://thesundevils.com/news/2022/12/1/womens-soccer-sun-devil-soccer-lays-foundation-looks-to-2023-season.aspx|title=Sun Devil Soccer Lays Foundation, Looks to 2023 Season|publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils|location=Tempe, Arizona|access-date=27 December 2023|date=1 December 2022|quote=Douglas and Delgado also earned United Soccer Coaches All-Pacific Region Honors, with Douglas being named to the first team, and Delgado on the second team.}}
See also
{{Portal|Association football|Biography|Mexico|Sports|Women's association football}}
- List of Mexico women's international footballers
- List of Pan American Games medalists in football
- Mexico at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
{{clear}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{sports links|properties=-P6198}}
- {{Liga MX Femenil player}}
- [https://www.tigres.com.mx/en/plantel_femenil/alexia-fernanda-delgado-alvarado/ Tigres profile]
{{Tigres UANL (women) squad}}
{{Navboxes
| bg = #016549
| fg = White
| bordercolor = #CE1126
| title = Mexico squads
| list1 =
{{Mexico squad 2022 CONCACAF W Championship}}
{{Mexico squad 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup}}
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delgado, Alexia}}
Category:Mexican women's footballers
Category:Footballers from Tepic, Nayarit
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils women's soccer players
Category:Club América (women) footballers
Category:Cruz Azul (women) footballers
Category:Tigres UANL (women) footballers
Category:Liga MX Femenil players
Category:Mexico women's international footballers
Category:Mexico women's youth international footballers
Category:Mexican expatriate women's footballers
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Mexican expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Footballers at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:Footballers at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists in football
Category:Pan American Games gold medalists for Mexico
Category:Competitors at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in football
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Mexico