Lucero Cuevas

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Lucero Cuevas

| image = LuceroCuevas (25804824157).jpg

| image_size = 250

| caption = Lucero Cuevas in 2018

| fullname = Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|1|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico

| height = {{height|m=1.61}}

| position = Attacking midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Ballenas Galeana

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Leonas Morelos

| years1 = 2017–2020

| clubs1 = América

| caps1 = 69

| goals1 = 44

| years2 =2020 | clubs2 = → Tijuana (loan) | caps2 = 7 | goals2 = 3

| years3 = 2020–2021 | clubs3 = León | caps3 = 28 | goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = Pachuca | caps4 =21 | goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2022–2023 | clubs5 = León | caps5 = 29 | goals5 = 3

| nationalyears1 = 2017–

| nationalteam1 = Mexico

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| medaltemplates =

| pcupdate = 21 July 2021

| ntupdate = 27 November 2017

}}

Lucero Ximena Cuevas Flores (born 22 January 1996) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

Prior to turning professional, Cuevas played in the amateur Liga Mexicana de Fútbol Femenil with Ballenas Galeana and Leonas Morelos.{{cite web |last1=Terrazas |first1=Adriana |title=Tri pide cambios aún más rápidos para Lucero Cuevas |url=https://www.espn.com.mx/futbol/mexico/nota/_/id/4015169/tri-pide-cambios-aun-mas-rapidos-para-lucero-cuevas |website=espn.com.mx |access-date=5 June 2021 |language=Spanish |date=24 February 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Becerril |first1=Rolando |title=Galeana perdona a Guerreras de Tlaxcala |url=https://launion.com.mx/component/k2/noticias/30435-galeana-perdona-a-guerreras-de-tlaxcala-y-se-lleva-el-empate-en-la-ida.html |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=La Unión de Morelos |date=20 December 2011 |language=Spanish}}{{cite news |last1=Saldaña |first1=Salvador |title=Leonas, en la cima de la Liga Mayor |url=https://launion.com.mx/morelos/deportes/noticias/70311-leonas-en-la-cima-de-la-liga.html |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=La Unión de Morelos |date=22 April 2015 |language=Spanish}}

=América=

On 29 July 2017, Cuevas made her debut for Club América against Club Tijuana, scoring the winning goal in the 19th minute.{{cite web |title=América vs Club Tijuana |url=http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/informeArbitral/81174/eyJJRFBhcnRpZG8iOiI4MTE3NCIsImlkQ2x1YkxvY2FsIjoiMTExOTEiLCJpZENsdWJWaXNpdGEiOiIxMTE4MCJ9 |website=ligafemenil.mx |access-date=4 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210604154315/http://www.ligafemenil.mx/cancha/informeArbitral/81174/eyJJRFBhcnRpZG8iOiI4MTE3NCIsImlkQ2x1YkxvY2FsIjoiMTExOTEiLCJpZENsdWJWaXNpdGEiOiIxMTE4MCJ9 |archive-date=4 June 2021}} On 4 August, Cuevas scored the first hat-trick in Liga MX Femenil history in a 5–0 win over Cruz Azul.{{cite web |last1=Muñoz |first1=Daniela |title=América y Rayadas dominan la Liga MX feminil |url=https://lasillarota.com/deportes/america-y-rayadas-dominan-la-liga-mx-femenil/168325 |website=La Silla Rota |access-date=4 June 2021 |language=Spanish |date=5 August 2017}} She ended the 2017 Apertura as top goalscorer, netting 15 times in 14 games.{{cite web |last1=Fleming |first1=Connor |title=21-Year-Old America Striker Lucero Cuevas Scores Another Stunner In Liga MX Femenil |url=https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/lucero-cuevas-america-liga-mx-femenil |website=the18.com |access-date=4 June 2021}} She repeated the feat in the 2018 Clausura, again scoring 15 goals.{{cite web |last1=Ibarra |first1=Marisol |title=Lucero Cuevas, bicampeona de goleo |url=https://www.marca.com/claro-mx/futbol/futbol-femenil/2018/04/10/5acc272222601d936f8b4657.html |website=MARCA Claro |access-date=4 June 2021 |language=Spanish}}

=Tijuana=

In December 2019, Cuevas and her América teammate Esmeralda Verdugo were the victims of an express kidnapping.{{cite web |last1=Cwik |first1=Chris |title=Lucero Cuevas and Esmeralda Verdugo transferred to Club Tijuana after being involved in kidnapping |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/lucero-cuevas-and-esmeralda-verdugo-transferred-to-club-tijuana-after-being-involved-in-kidnapping-141955624.html |website=sports.yahoo.com |access-date=22 May 2021 |date=8 January 2020}} The following month, she joined Club Tijuana on loan.{{cite web |title=Lucero Cuevas se va del América a préstamo con Tijuana |url=https://www.tudn.com/futbol/liga-mx/lucero-cuevas-se-va-del-america-a-prestamo-con-tijuana |website=tudn.com |access-date=23 May 2021 |language=Spanish |date=2 January 2020}}

=León=

In August 2020, Cuevas joined Club León ahead of the 2020–21 season.{{cite web |title=Esmeralda y Lucero salieron de Xolos por ajuste de presupuesto: Franky Oviedo |url=https://agpnoticias.com/news/esmeralda-y-lucero-salieron-de-xolos-por-ajuste-de-presupuesto-franky-oviedo/ |website=AGP Noticias |access-date=4 June 2021 |language=Spanish |date=14 August 2020}} She departed León at the end of that season.{{cite news |title=Anuncia León baja de Lucero Cuevas |url=https://www.diariodemorelos.com/noticias/anuncia-le-n-baja-de-lucero-cuevas |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=Diario de Morelos |date=21 May 2021 |language=Spanish}}

=Pachuca=

In June 2021, Cuevas signed with C.F. Pachuca.{{cite news |title=Lucero ya es de Pachuca |url=https://www.diariodemorelos.com/noticias/lucero-ya-es-de-pachuca |access-date=5 June 2021 |work=Diario de Morelos |date=4 June 2021 |language=Spanish}}

International career

On 15 November 2017 Cuevas received her first call-up with the Mexico national team, On November 27 she made her debut with the national team coming in as a substitute for Charlyn Corral at minute 79' in a game that ended with a favorable score of 0–2 against Costa Rica in a match held in the Alejandro Morera Soto Stadium.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|LeagueIncludes Liguilla !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Continental !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2"\|América \|2017–18 \|rowspan="1"\|Liga MX Femenil \|32	31	3	1	colspan="2"\|—	35	32
colspan="2"\|Total !32	31	3	1	0	0	35	32
colspan="3"\|Career total !32	31	3	1	0	0	35	32