Mara Stefania Gómez (born 7 March 1997) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes. She is the first transgender player to play in the Argentine top flight.[1][2][3][4]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2023
Careeredit
After signing for Primera División side Villa San Carlos, she had her debut in 2020 in a 1–7 loss against Lanús. Her debut marked the first time an openly trans athlete competed in the first division of Argentine football (male or female).[5]
In 2022, Gómez signed for Primera División side Estudiantes de La Plata, becoming the first transgender player to play in an Argentine top flight.[6][7][8][9]
Referencesedit
^"Mara Gómez: "Cumplí un sueño no soñado, algo que creí inalcanzable"". pagina12.com.ar. 6 December 2020.
^"El año que cambió la vida de Mara Gómez: el camino doloroso, los sueños cumplidos y el gran proyecto que ilusiona a la primera futbolista trans". infobae.com.
^"MARA GOMEZ: "LA DISCRIMINACIÓN ES UN ASESINATO SIN ARMA"". elgrafico.com.ar.
^"Mara Gómez: historia de superación". ole.com.ar. 8 December 2020.
^Cinalli, Cecilia (13 December 2020). "Luego de recibir la habilitación de AFA, la delantera de 23 años fue titular en la derrota de Villa San Carlos frente a Lanús por 7-1, y dejó un firme mensaje: "Salgan a luchar por sus sueños"". Olé (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 January 2023.
^"Transgender woman poised to make Argentine soccer history". apnews.com.
^"Mara Gomez: a pioneer trans footballer changing attitudes in Argentina". fifpro.org.
^"'The day I debuted I felt relief' - Trans footballer Mara Gomez on discrimination, violence and how football saved her life". goal.com.
^Navas, Francisco (11 December 2020). "'Now it's the girls' dream': Mara Gómez on becoming Argentina's first trans footballer". The Guardian. theguardian.com.
External linksedit
Mara Gómez at EdeLP (in Spanish)
This biographical article related to Argentine football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
mara, gómez, mara, stefania, gómez, born, march, 1997, argentine, footballer, plays, striker, estudiantes, first, transgender, player, play, argentine, flight, personal, informationdate, birth, 1997, march, 1997, place, birthla, plata, argentinaheight1, positi. Mara Stefania Gomez born 7 March 1997 is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Estudiantes She is the first transgender player to play in the Argentine top flight 1 2 3 4 Mara GomezPersonal informationDate of birth 1997 03 07 7 March 1997 age 27 Place of birthLa Plata ArgentinaHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Position s ForwardTeam informationCurrent teamEstudiantes de La PlataNumber21Senior career YearsTeamApps Gls 2018 2019Malvinas2019 2020Villa San Carlos2022 Estudiantes3 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals correct as of 14 January 2023Career editAfter signing for Primera Division side Villa San Carlos she had her debut in 2020 in a 1 7 loss against Lanus Her debut marked the first time an openly trans athlete competed in the first division of Argentine football male or female 5 In 2022 Gomez signed for Primera Division side Estudiantes de La Plata becoming the first transgender player to play in an Argentine top flight 6 7 8 9 References edit Mara Gomez Cumpli un sueno no sonado algo que crei inalcanzable pagina12 com ar 6 December 2020 El ano que cambio la vida de Mara Gomez el camino doloroso los suenos cumplidos y el gran proyecto que ilusiona a la primera futbolista trans infobae com MARA GOMEZ LA DISCRIMINACIoN ES UN ASESINATO SIN ARMA elgrafico com ar Mara Gomez historia de superacion ole com ar 8 December 2020 Cinalli Cecilia 13 December 2020 Luego de recibir la habilitacion de AFA la delantera de 23 anos fue titular en la derrota de Villa San Carlos frente a Lanus por 7 1 y dejo un firme mensaje Salgan a luchar por sus suenos Ole in Spanish Retrieved 14 January 2023 Transgender woman poised to make Argentine soccer history apnews com Mara Gomez a pioneer trans footballer changing attitudes in Argentina fifpro org The day I debuted I felt relief Trans footballer Mara Gomez on discrimination violence and how football saved her life goal com Navas Francisco 11 December 2020 Now it s the girls dream Mara Gomez on becoming Argentina s first trans footballer The Guardian theguardian com External links editMara Gomez at EdeLP in Spanish nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Argentine football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mara Gomez amp oldid 1194688833, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
