Jennifer Eunice Muñoz Sandoval (born 31 December 1993) is a footballer who plays as a defender. Born in the United States, she represented Guatemala at the international level.[5]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jennifer Eunice Muñoz Sandoval[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 28)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Costa Mesa, California, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Defender,[4] midfielder, forward | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Golden West Rustlers | 35 | (12) |
2014–2015 | Martin Methodist RedHawks | 41 | (25) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | F.C. Indiana | 10 | (2) |
2018 | Puerto Rico Sol | 9 | (3) |
National team | |||
2014– | Guatemala | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
2016 | Martin Methodist RedHawks (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Costa Mesa, California-based Muñoz began her college career in 2012, being a defender and forward for the Golden West Rustlers.[4] As a freshman, she played 14 matches, scored 2 goals and made 1 assist.[4] Next season, as a sophomore, she transitioned definitely into a forward and improved her performance, playing 21 matches, scoring 10 goals and making 6 assists.[6]
In 2014, Muñoz moved to the Martin Methodist RedHawks, where she began to play as a midfielder (besides forward).[3] Like her stint at Golden West College, her second year at Martin Methodist was better than the first. While as a junior she scored 4 goals and made two assists in 21 matches, as a senior she scored 21 goals (being the team top goalscorer) and made 8 assists in 20 matches.[3] She finished her college career as a player in late 2015, but continued in the RedHawks as a volunteer assistant during the 2016 season.[7]
Muñoz played for United Women's Soccer team FC Indiana in 2017.[8] She signed with Puerto Rico Sol in July 2018.[5] There, she was reassigned as a defender.
Muñoz qualifies to play for Guatemala through descent. She capped during the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[9]