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Natalie Giselle Juncos (born 28 December 1990) is an American-born Argentine footballer who plays as a defender for Racing Club de Avellaneda and the Argentina women's national team.

Natalie Juncos

Personal information
Full name	Natalie Giselle Juncos[1]
Date of birth	(1990-12-28) 28 December 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Detroit, Michigan, United States[2]
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s)	Defender,[1] midfielder[3]
Club information
Current team	Racing
Number	17
Youth career
	Lourdes High School
	Northwest Rankin High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009	Florida Gators	2	(0)
2011–2013	Houston Cougars	41	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014	River Plate
2016–2018	UAI Urquiza
2019–	Racing
National team‡
2018–	Argentina	6	(0)
Honours Women's football Representing  Argentina Pan American Games 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2019

Early life

Juncos was born in Detroit to Argentine Olympic swimmers Luis Juncos and Valentina Aracil.[2] She was raised in Rochester, Minnesota and lived in Brandon, Mississippi.[4] Juncos attended the University of Florida, where she played for the Florida Gators women's soccer team. In 2010 she opted to transfer to the University of Houston where she appeared in 41 matches and served as the team captain during her senior year.

International career

Juncos made her senior debut for Argentina during the 2018 Copa América Femenina on 6 April that year in a 1–3 loss to Brazil. She represented Argentina at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France. The same year, Juncos participated at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a silver medal as part of the Argentina national team.[5]

Personal life

Juncos is married to an American man from Texas. Her brother Nicholas is also an association football player. Her parents now live in Little Rock, Arkansas.

References

External links

• "Natalie Juncos - Women's Soccer". University of Houston Athletics.

На других языках

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Natalie Giselle Juncos (28 de diciembre de 1990, Detroit, Estados Unidos) es una futbolista argentina nacida en Estados Unidos[1] que juega de defensora en Racing Club y en la Selección femenina de fútbol de Argentina.[2][3]

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