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Charlyn Corral

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Corral and the second or maternal family name is Ang.

Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang (born 11 September 1991) is a Mexican footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and the Mexico women's national team. She has previously played for Atlético Madrid in Spain, for Merilappi United in Finland and for the University of Louisville's college soccer team in the United States. She has also been a member of Mexico's U-20 team.

Charlyn Corral
Playing for Mexico in 2014
Personal information
Full name Verónica Charlyn Corral Ang[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-11) 11 September 1991 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth Acolman, State of Mexico, Mexico[2]
Height 1.52 m (5 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pachuca
Number 9
Youth career
0000–2011 Borregos Salvajes
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Louisville Cardinals 35 (21)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Merilappi United 8 (5)
2015–2019 Levante 117 (86)
2019–2021 Atlético Madrid 20 (8)
2021– Pachuca 104 (75)
International career‡
2006–2010 Mexico U-20 13 (3)
2008– Mexico 71 (35)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 February 2024

Club career

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After scoring 23 goals for Levante in her debut 2015–16 season, Corral signed a one-year extension to her contract with the Spanish club.[3] She had been named in the Primera División's Team of the Season.[4] She left the side in 2019.[5]

International career

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Corral made her debut for the Mexico U-21 team in 2006 at the age of 14. She was a member of the Mexico squad at the 2006, 2008 and 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. In 2006, Corral was the top scorer at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Corral earned her first cap for the Mexico women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in a group stage match against New Zealand.[6]

Corral was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.[7][8]

Personal life

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Charlyn's brother George Corral is also an international footballer, who currently plays for Club Puebla.[9]

Controversies

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On 19 June 2015, Corral was reported to have called for the replacement of Leonardo Cuéllar, long-time coach of the Mexico women's national team. Corral was not on the roster for the 2015 Pan American Games and the qualifying matches for the 2015 Women's World Cup.[10] Cuellar stepped down as coach in 2016 and in 2017 Corral was again selected for the roster of the national team.[11]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 July 2007 Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   Paraguay 3–0 5–0 2007 Pan American Games
2. 5–0
3. 7 March 2011 Sotira, Cyprus   Northern Ireland 2–0 3–1 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup
4. 21 October 2014 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States   Jamaica 2–1 3–1 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship
5. 3–1
6. 26 October 2014 PPL Park, Chester, United States   Trinidad and Tobago 3–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)
7. 4–2
8. 17 November 2014 Estadio Unidad Deportiva Hugo Sánchez, Veracruz, Mexico   Colombia 1–1 1–1 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
9. 19 November 2014   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 6–0
10. 3–0
11. 5–0
12. 6–0
13. 27 November 2014   Colombia 1–0 2–0
14. 13 January 2015 Shenzhen Stadium, Foshan, China   Canada 1–1 1–2 2015 Four Nations Tournament
15. 15 January 2015   South Korea 1–1 1–2
16. 4 March 2015 Paralimni Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus   South Africa 1–0 2–0 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
17. 11 March 2015 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Italy 1–0 3–2
18. 28 February 2018 Alanya, Turkey   Latvia 1–0 5–0 2018 Turkish Women's Cup
19. 3–0
20. 2 March 2018   Jordan 3–1 5–1
21. 20 July 2018 Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia   Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 5–1 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
22. 24 July 2018   Nicaragua 3–0 4–0
23. 30 July 2018   Costa Rica 1–1 3–1
24. 7 October 2018 WakeMed Soccer Park, Cary, United States   Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 4–1 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
25. 3–1
26. 1 March 2019 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus   Thailand 1–0 2–1 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
27. 2–1
28. 4 March 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus   Hungary 1–1 3–3
29. 28 July 2019 Estadio Universidad San Marcos, Lima, Peru   Jamaica 2–0 2–0 2019 Pan American Games
30. 3 August 2019   Colombia 2–2 2–2
31. 3 July 2023 Estadio Las Delicias, Santa Tecla, El Salvador   Jamaica 2–0 7–3 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games
32. 5 July 2023   Guatemala 6–0 6–0
33. 22 September 2023 Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico   Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 6–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
34. 22 October 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile   Jamaica 7–0 7–0 2023 Pan American Games

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015: List of players: Mexico" (PDF). FIFA. 18 June 2015. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Las Delanteras de la Selección Femenil de México que Participarán en Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Charlyn Corral renueva con Levante" (in Spanish). La Jornada. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Así queda el once ideal de la Primera División Femenina" (in Spanish). La Liga. 27 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Mercado de fichajes de la Liga Iberdrola: altas, bajas y hoja de ruta para la temporada 2019-20" (in Spanish). Marca.com. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  6. ^ Charlyn Corral Bio Louisville Cardinals. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Mexico takes soccer gold with 1-0 win over Chile". Reuters. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Santiago 2023: Mexico beats shorthanded Chile for women's football gold". olympics.com. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Know Your Cardinals: Charlyn Corral" The Louisville Cardinal, 4 November 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  10. ^ "Charlyn Corral Lamento que no Haya Libertad de Expresion", Telemundo Deportes, June 19, 2005, http://www.telemundoamarillo.com/story/29365969/charlyn-corral-lamento-que-no-haya-libertad-de-expresion, accessed 30 Nov 2017
  11. ^ "Alineacion seleccion nacional de Mexico"; https://twitter.com/miseleccionmx/status/935252443117576197/photo/1, accessed 30 Nov 2017
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