Génesis Pérez
Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson (born 4 May 2005) is a Costa Rican footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the UCF Knights and the Costa Rica women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Génesis Gianna Pérez Watson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | San José, Costa Rica | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UCF Women's Soccer | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Costa Rica U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Costa Rica U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Costa Rica | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:45, 17 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Coming from the Montverde Academy school team, Pérez joined Herediano in the summer of 2022. After half a year she returned to her school team and became active at college for the UCF Knights, in summer 2023.
International career
Pérez made her senior debut for Costa Rica on 15 June 2021, coming on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Noelia Bermúdez in a 4-1 friendly win over Guatemala.[1] In 2022, she competed in the CONCACAF U-17 Championship. She was then back in the senior squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.
She then took part in the 2022 World Cup with the U20 squad and a year later in the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship.
In July 2023, Pérez was also added to the senior squad at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[2][3]
References
- "Costa Rica vs. Guatemala - 15 June 2021 - Soccerway". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- "Valverde names Costa Rica squad for Women's World Cup". FIFA. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- Fonseca, Graciela (6 July 2023). "Amelia Valverde: "Estas 23 tienen una responsabilidad grandísima a partir de hoy"" [Amelia Valverde: "These 23 have a huge responsibility as of today"] (in Spanish). Costa Rican Football Federation.
