María Sánchez (footballer)
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Sánchez with the Houston Dash in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | María Guadalupe Sánchez Morales | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1996 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nampa, Idaho, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | San Diego Wave | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | American Falls HS | ||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Idaho State Bengals | 37 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Santa Clara Broncos | 42 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Chicago Red Stars | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Guadalajara | 21 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | UANL | 34 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | → Houston Dash (loan) | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Houston Dash | 48 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | San Diego Wave | 22 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Mexico U17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U20 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Mexico | 63 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
María Guadalupe Sánchez Morales (born 20 February 1996) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team.
Sánchez played college soccer at Idaho State University before leaving in April 2016. She subsequently concluded her collegiate career at Santa Clara University in 2018.
Sánchez began her professional career with American club Chicago Red Stars, who selected Sánchez with the fifteenth overall pick in the 2019 NWSL College Draft. After the 2019 NWSL season, Sánchez signed with Guadalajara of the Liga MX Femenil for 2020. In 2021, she moved to Tigres UANL and won the 2021 Clausura title. In the summer of 2021, Sánchez had a month-long loan to NWSL club Houston Dash, who later signed her permanently. In 2024, she signed with the San Diego Wave.
A senior and former youth Mexican international, Sánchez played at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.