Gabriela Villagrand

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Villagrand and the second or maternal family name is Leonards.
Gabriela Villagrand
Personal information
Full name Gabriela Elizabeth Villagrand Leonards[1]
Date of birth (1999-12-01) 1 December 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Spring, Texas, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
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)
National team‡
2020– Panama 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 November 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:15, 29 January 2020 (UTC)

Gabriela Elizabeth Villagrand Leonards (born 12 January 1999), also known as Gabby Villagrand, is an American-born Panamanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Panama women's national team.

Career[]

Villagrand 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.[2] She has also played for the Houston Aces of United Women's Soccer in 2019.[3]

In 2020, she was called up to the Panama women's national team for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[4] 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.[5]

Personal life[]

Villagrand is from Spring, Texas, and is of Panamanian descent.[6] She is majoring in kinesiology at Angelo State University.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Gabby Villagrand
  3. ^ Gabriela Villagrand
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Costa Rica v Panama
  6. ^ Belles Soccer Gabby Villagrand selected to Panama's 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying team

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