Anisa Guajardo

Anisa Raquel Guajardo Braff (born 10 March 1991) is an American-born Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Mexico national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guajardo and the second or maternal family name is Braff.
Anisa Guajardo
Football player Anisa Guajardo on 14 March 2020.
Personal information
Full name Anisa Raquel Guajardo Braff[1]
Date of birth (1991-03-10) 10 March 1991[1]
Place of birth Fresno, California, United States[2]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2001–2003 Stanford Club
2003–2006 California Odyssey
2006–2012 East Fresno United Fusion
2005–2009 Buchanan Bears
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Pepperdine Waves 61 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Pali Blues 0 (0)
2013 Boston Breakers 0 (0)
2015 Heidelberg United 4 (3)
2015–2016 Melbourne City 7 (0)
2017 Valur 16 (5)
2018 Sundsvalls DFF 25 (15)
2020 UNAM 21 (3)
2021 Pachuca 7 (0)
2021 León 14 (4)
International career‡
2008 Mexico U-20
2011–2015 Mexico 13[4] (4)
Managerial career
2019 Fresno State Bulldogs (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 June 2015

Early life

Guajardo was born in Fresno, California to parents Ellen Braff-Guajardo and Santiago Guajardo. She has one sister named Milena.

Guajardo attended Buchanan High School in Clovis, California. As a four-year varsity midfielder/forward, she scored 54 career goals and provided 20 assists. She was awarded an All-American honorable mention selection by ESPN RISE after her senior year. During her time at Buchanan, she helped lead the school to four consecutive CIF Central Section championships and three Tri-River Athletic Conference (TRAC) titles. In 2009, the team reached the finals of the CIF Southern California Regional Division I tournament, in addition to receiving a No. 6 national ranking and No. 2 ranking in California. In 2008, she was named a member of the ESPY Team of the Year.[5]

She played for East Fresno United Fusion from 2006 to 2012 and helped the team reach the 2008 State Cup semi-finals.

She also competed for Stanford Club from 2001 to 2003 and California Odyssey from 2003 to 2006 serving as team captain on both teams.

Pepperdine University

Guajardo attended Pepperdine University where she majored in psychology with a minor in sports medicine.[5] Ranks fourth in Pepperdine history with 27 career goals; ranks fifth in total points with 68; ranks fourth in career game-winning goals with nine.[6]

Club career

Pali Blues

Guajardo played for the Pali Blues from 2011 to 2012.[7] In May 2011, she was named to the W-League Team of the Week.[8]

Boston Breakers

In January 2013, Guajardo was included in a list of 55 players from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico national teams that were allocated to the eight teams in the new National Women's Soccer League. She was allocated to the Boston Breakers[9] but, after not playing in 2013, the FMF dropped her allocation.[10]

Houston Dash

In early 2014, Guajardo was a trialist for the Houston Dash, also of the NWSL. She was brought in as a substitute during two preseason games,[11][12] but was ultimately not signed by the club.

Australia

In May 2015, Guajardo flew to Australia and joined Heidelberg United.[13] She scored 3 goals in the 4 games she played for the club.[14] In October 2015, Guajardo joined W-League club Melbourne City for their inaugural season in the 2015–16 W-League season.[15] In November 2016, it was announced she was released by the club.[16]

Valur

On 4 February 2017, Icelandic side Valur announced Guajardo as one of their signings for that year's season.[17]

Sundsvalls DFF

In February 2018, Guajardo signed with Sundsvalls DFF of the Damallsvenskan.[18][19]

International career

Guajardo competed with the U-17 Mexican Women's National Team at the CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Trinidad & Tobago in July 2008. In August 2008 she joined the U-20 Mexican Women's National Team.[6] Her first senior Mexican Women's National Team call up was in November 2011 and she received her first cap on 20 November 2011 versus France. On 22 January 2012 during the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament she earned a hat trick against the Dominican Republic.[20] Guajardo participated in the 2013 Algarve Cup.

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  2. "Las Delanteras de la Selección Femenil de México que Participarán en Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 22 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  3. "Anisa Guajardo". Liga MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
  5. "Anisa Guajardo player profile". Pepperdine University. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  6. "10 Anisa Guajardo". Pepperdine Sports. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  7. "Guajardo Returns To Pali Blues". W League. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  8. "Eddy, Guajardo Named to W-League Team of the Week". Pali Blues. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  9. "Women's Soccer: Waves Standout Anisa Guajardo Joins Boston Breakers for 2013". Pepperdine University. Archived from the original on 21 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  10. Lauletta, Dan (3 January 2014). "NWSL allocation 2014: Team-by-team breakdown". The Equalizer. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  11. The Equalizer Staff (22 March 2014). "Red Stars, KC tie in rare preseason NWSL meeting". The Equalizer. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  12. Kassouf, Jeff (29 March 2014). "Saturday brings mixed results for NWSL teams". The Equalizer. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  13. "Around the world in 18 days – Corner Flag".
  14. "Anisa Guajardo - Player Statistics".
  15. "City Announces New Westfield W-League Signings". Melbourne City. 16 October 2015.
  16. "Melbourne City preview". Football Federation Australia. 1 November 2016.
  17. "Knattspyrnudeild Vals semur við landsliðskonu frá Mexíkó" (in Icelandic). Valur. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  18. "Amerikanska med med mexikanska landslags- meriter klar för SDFF". lokalfotbollen.nu (in Swedish). 21 February 2018. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  19. "Anisa Guajardo - Spelarstatistik" (in Swedish). Svensk fotboll.
  20. "Anisa Guajardo – Forward". Boston Breakers Soccer. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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