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

Silvana Flores Dorrell (born 18 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in Canada, she represents the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

Flores was born in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada to a Mexican father, Rubén Flores, and a Canadian mother of English descent.[2] She began playing soccer at age 4 with Georgetown SC.[2]

Club career

After spending time in the academies of Arsenal and Chelsea, Flores joined Reading in February 2021.[3] In the summer ahead of the 2021–22 FA WSL season, Flores transferred to Tottenham Hotspur.[4]

She signed with Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey on June 16, 2022.[5] She went on loan to Mazatlán F.C. (women) on July 4th 2023 and returned to Monterrey on January 16, 2024.

International career

When she was 11, Flores trained as a guest player with the Cayman Islands women's national under-15 football team, which was then coached by her father.[6] She later attended some camps of the youth programs of Canada[2] and England. By 2018, she had already chosen to play for Mexico internationally.

Flores represented Mexico at the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (Runner-Up), the 2019 Sud Ladies Cup and two CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship editions (2020 and 2022). She made her senior debut on 23 February 2021 in a 0–0 friendly home draw against Costa Rica.[7]

Personal life

Flores' siblings Marcelo and Tatiana are also part of the Mexican men's and women's youth programs, respectively.[7]

References

  1. ^ Silvana Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Silvana Flores at the Canadian Soccer Association. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Silvana Flores: Reading sign ex-Chelsea & Arsenal midfielder". BBC Sport. 6 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Barclays FA WSL Summer Transfers". The Football Association. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  5. ^ TIM, Televisa. "Silvana Flores es nuevo refuerzo de Rayadas de Monterrey". TUDN (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Mexico's Flores excelling at universal language of football". FIFA.com. 30 November 2018. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b Sainz, Rubén (23 February 2021). "Debuta Silvana Flores en empate sin goles entre México y Costa Rica". TUDN (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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