Gabriela Elizabeth Villagrand Leonards (born 12 January 1999) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born and raised in the United States to a Panamanian father and an American mother, she caps for the Panama women's national team. She is nicknamed Gabby.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriela Elizabeth Villagrand Leonards[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Houston, Texas, U.S.[2] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Challenge Soccer Club | |||
| HCYA Hurricanes | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Angelo State Rams | 51 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | Houston Aces | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Panama | 5 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:15, 29 January 2020 (UTC) | |||
Career
editVillagrand was homeschooled, and played for Challenge Soccer Club and HCYA Hurricanes in her youth, helping the latter to win the state championship in 2015 and 2016. In college, she joined the Angelo State Rams in 2018.[4] She has also played for the Houston Aces of United Women's Soccer in 2019.[5]
In 2020, she was called up to the Panama women's national team for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[6] She made her international debut on 28 January 2020 against Costa Rica, coming on as a 55th minute substitute for Amarelis De Mera in the match, which finished as a 1–6 loss.[7]
Personal life
editVillagrand is from Spring, Texas, and is of Panamanian descent.[8] She is majoring in kinesiology at Angelo State University.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying – Player National Team Roster" (PDF). CONCACAF. 21 January 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ "Panamá tiene sus 23 convocadas para clasificar al Mundial femenino de la FIFA". 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b Gabby Villagrand
- ^ Gabriela Villagrand
- ^ Wilson, Isaac Castillero (18 January 2020). "Definida la selección de Panamá para el Preolímpico" [Panama's Pre-Olympic squad defined]. FEPAFUT.com (in Spanish). Panamanian Football Federation. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ Costa Rica v Panama
- ^ Belles Soccer Gabby Villagrand selected to Panama's 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying team
External links
edit- Gabriela Villagrand at Soccerway
