Domínguez on 25 July 2013 in Tukwila, Washington
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Full name | Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán | |||||||||||
Date of birth | 18 November 1978 | |||||||||||
Place of birth | Mexico City, Mexico | |||||||||||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||
Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team
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Mexico U-17 (assistant coach) | |||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||
2002 | Kansas City Mystics | (18) | ||||||||||
2003 | Atlanta Beat | 18 | (7) | |||||||||
2005–2006 | Barcelona | |||||||||||
2007–2012 | UE L'Estartit | |||||||||||
2007 | San Diego Sunwaves | 3 | (3) | |||||||||
2013 | Chicago Red Stars | 16 | (2) | |||||||||
2013 | UAEH Panthers | |||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||
1998–2016 | Mexico | 116 | (82) | |||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||
2017– | Mexico U-17 (assistant) | |||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 February 2016 |
Maribel Guadalupe Domínguez Castelán (born 18 November 1978) is a former Mexican footballer who played for the Chicago Red Stars during 2013 season of the National Women's Soccer League, and was captain and leading scorer of the Mexico women's national football team. She is known internationally as "Marigol" for her record of 46 goals scored in 49 matches for the Mexico women's national team.
Domínguez has played professionally in the United States, Spain, and Mexico. In 2003, she was the first Mexican-born player to sign for a team in the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA), the top division in the United States at the time. As a forward for the Atlanta Beat, she was a leading scorer in the league during its final year of operation. In 2004, she made international headlines when she signed for a men's team in Mexico but was denied by FIFA. From 2005 to 2013, she played professionally for several teams around the world including FC Barcelona, UE L'Estartit, San Diego Sunwaves, Chicago Red Stars, and UAEH Panteras.
Domínguez has played the most games (116) and scored the most goals (82) in the history of the women's national team. In 2004, she was ranked in FIFA's top 25 women players in the world. She holds the distinction of being the only Mexico player to have appeared in and scored for the Mexico squad in Olympic Games, World Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup and Pan American Games.