Pamela Tajonar
Pamela Tajonar Alonso (born 2 December 1984) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Pamela Tajonar Alonso[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 December 1984[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico[3] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Monterrey | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Querétaro | ||
| 2007–2011 | ITESM Puebla | ||
| 2005 | Arizona Heatwave | ||
| 2006–2007 | FC Indiana | 11 | (0) |
| 2010 | Buffalo Flash | ||
| 2011 | Atlético Málaga | ||
| 2011 | LdB FC Malmö | 2 | (0) |
| 2012 | Levante Las Planas | 13 | (0) |
| 2013 | Western New York Flash | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Atlético Málaga | 10 | (0) |
| 2014–2018 | Sevilla | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Barcelona | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Logroño | 31 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Villarreal | 5 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Celtic | 25 | (0) |
| 2023– | Monterrey | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2015 | Mexico | 58[4] | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 01 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:17, 18 June 2015 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
FC Indiana edit
Tajonar signed for FC Indiana.[5][6]
Buffalo Flash edit
Tajonar played for the Buffalo Flash of the W-League twice, winning the title in 2010.[7]
Atlético Málaga edit
Tajonar made her professional debut in the Spanish league for Atlético Málaga.[8]
LdB Malmö edit
In 2011, she signed with Damallsvenskan champion LdB Malmö.[9] She made two appearances for the team after Þóra Helgadóttir earned a red card.[10] Following the end of the season she left Malmö, and next summer she returned to Spain, joining newly promoted Levante Las Planas, with which she played about half of the season's games.
Western New York Flash edit
On 11 January 2013 she signed for Western New York Flash as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.[11][12] She started the season on the bench, behind Adrianna Franch.
Sevilla edit
Tajonar signed for Spanish Primera División club Sevilla in August 2014, after spending four months back in Mexico on a government-backed project to coach soccer to street children.[13] Sevilla were relegated from the top division in 2014–15, but Tajonar decided to remain with the team for their Segunda División campaign.[14]
International career edit
Tajonar is a member of the Mexico national team, having taken part in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Cup and 2015 World Cup as well as the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games[15] and the Gold Cup.
Honours edit
- LdB Malmö
- Damallsvenskan: 2011
- Svenska Supercupen: 2011
- FC Barcelona
- Primera División: Winner, 2019–20
- UEFA Women's Champions League: Runner-up, 2018–19
- Supercopa Femenina: Winner, 2020
- Copa Catalunya: Winner, 2018, 2019
References edit
- ^ "List of Players – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
- ^ a b "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ . Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ "FC Indiana signs four Mexico internationals". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Pamela Tajonar wants to continue adding successes with Sevilla FC". ESPN. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ^ . USL. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Mexicana Tajonar jugará en Málaga" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "VM-målvakt till LdB Malmö" (in Swedish). Eurosport. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
- ^ "Pamela Tajonar". Soccer Way. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ "NWSL Allocation Easier Said than Done". ESPN. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ . FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Becerril, Rolando (16 August 2014). "Pamela Tajonar fue fichada por el Sevilla" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Becerril, Rolando (4 August 2015). "Pamela Tajonar continuará con el Sevilla de la Segunda División de España" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ "2007 Pan Am Games: USA fall to Brazil in women's tournament final; Canada take bronze". CONCACAF. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
External links edit
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- (in Spanish) at Mexican Football Federation
- Pamela Tajonar at Soccerway
- Western New York player profile