Karol Bernal
{{short description|Mexican footballer (born 2003)}}
{{family name hatnote|Bernal|Castañeda|lang=Spanish}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Karol Bernal
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2003|2|2}}
| birth_place = Durango, Durango, Mexico
| height = 1.67 m
| currentclub = C.F. Monterrey
| clubnumber = 13
| position = Centre-back
| years1 = 2018–
| clubs1 = C.F. Monterrey
| caps1 = 70
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = → C.D. Guadalajara (loan)
| caps2 = 48
| goals2 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2023–
| nationalteam1 = Mexico
| nationalcaps1 = 6
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 2 March 2025
| ntupdate = 2 March 2025
}}
Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda (born 2 February 2003) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a center-back or left-back for Liga MX Femenil club C.F. Monterrey and the Mexico women's national football team. She has won the Liga MX Femenil with club C.F. Monterrey three times and one time with Liga MX Femenil club C.D. Guadalajara in her professional career.
Club career
= Monterrey (2018–present) =
Bernal signed her first professional contract with Monterrey in 2018 at the age of 15.{{Cite web |title=Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda - Sitio Oficial del Club de Futbol Monterrey |url=https://www.rayados.com/es/plantel/detalle/229 |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.rayados.com}}{{Cite web |last=Durango |first=Alejandro Blanco {{!}} El Sol de |title=Duranguense deja Rayadas de Monterrey para defender los colores de Chivas |url=https://www.elsoldedurango.com.mx/deportes/duranguense-deja-rayadas-de-monterrey-para-defender-los-colores-de-chivas-6185501.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=El Sol de Durango {{!}} Noticias Locales, Policiacas, sobre México, Durango y el Mundo |language=es}} She made her professional debut with Monterrey on 19 August 2018 on a league match against Querétaro.{{Cite web |title=LIGA MX Femenil - Página Oficial de la Liga Mexicana del Fútbol Profesional - Estadistica - Karol Esthefany Bernal Castañeda |url=https://www.ligafemenil.mx/estadistica/jj/eyJ0aXR1bG9UYWJsYSI6IiBKSiAtIEtBUk9MIEVTVEhFRkFOWSBCRVJOQUwgQ0FTVEHRRURBICIsIiBwc1RpcG9Fc3RkIjoiSmdkciIsImlkVGVtcG9yYWRhIjoiNjkiLCJpZFRvcm5lbyI6IjEiLCJpZERpdmlzaW9uIjoiMTQiLCJpZEFmbGREcnZkIjoiMTMyNDc0IiwiRmFzZSI6IjEifQ== |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.ligafemenil.mx}}
== Loan to C.D. Guadalajara (2021–2022) ==
Bernal left Monterrey on a two-year loan to Chivas with no option to buy ahead of the Clausura 2021 tournament, as part of the transaction to transfer Andrea Sánchez from Chivas to Monterrey.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-29 |title=Karol Bernal cambia de rayas y va a Chivas femenil |url=https://mexico.as.com/mexico/2020/12/29/futbol/1609269648_638542.html |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Diario AS |language=es-mx}}{{Cite web |last=Sánchez |first=Antonio |date=2022-11-26 |title=Chivas Femenil anuncia la salida de Karol Bernal |url=https://jalisco.quadratin.com.mx/deportes/chivas-femenil-anuncia-la-salida-de-karol-bernal/ |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Quadratin Jalisco |language=es}} With Chivas, Bernal made 48 appearances and scored one goal, helping the team win the Clausura 2022 league title and the 2022 Campeón de Campeones championship.
On 25 November 2022, Monterrey announced that Bernal was returning to the club after her loan with Chivas ended.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=Karo Bernal sale de Chivas Femenil y vuelve a Rayadas |url=https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx-femenil/karo-bernal-salio-de-chivas-femenil-se-confirmo-regreso-a-rayadas |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=Mediotiempo |language=es}}
International career
Bernal has been part of the Mexico women's national team program since the U-15 level, having making appearances with the U-17 and U-20 national teams as well.
Bernal was called to the senior Mexico women's national football team for the first time In February 2023 as part of the Mexico squad for the 2023 Women's Revelations Cup.{{Cite web |last=Univision |title=Selección Mexicana Femenil da convocatoria para enfrentar Revelations Cup |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/mexico/seleccion-mexicana-femenil-convocatoria-para-enfrentar-revelations-cup-en-guanajuato |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=TUDN |language=spanish}}{{Cite web |last=OnceDiario |title=Karol es la novedad |url=https://www.oncediario.com/notas/42851-mexico-seleccion-mexicana-femenil-tri-femenil-karol-bernal-pedro-lopez-revelations-cup |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=www.oncediario.com |language=es-ES}} She made her debut with the senior national team coming as substitution on the first match of the 2023 Women's Revelations Cup against Nigeria.{{Cite web |title=La Selección Nacional de México Femenil debuta con triunfo en la primera edición del W Revelations Cup |url=https://miseleccion.mx/noticias/4684/La-Selecci%C3%B3n-Nacional-de-M%C3%A9xico-Femenil-debuta-con-triunfo-en-la-primera-edici%C3%B3n-del-W-Revelations-Cup |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=miseleccion.mx |language=es}}
Honours
Monterrey
Guadalajara
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
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- {{Liga MX Femenil player}}
{{C.F. Monterrey (women) squad}}
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Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Mexican women's footballers
Category:Mexico women's international footballers
Category:Liga MX Femenil players
Category:C.F. Monterrey (women) players
Category:C.D. Guadalajara (women) footballers
Category:21st-century Mexican sportswomen
Category:Footballers from Durango
Category:People from Durango City
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