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Sheyla Flores
Personal information
Full name Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas
Date of birth (1998-05-15) 15 May 1998 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Villa Fraternidad, Managua, Nicaragua[2]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Youth career
2006 Falcons de Managua[4]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 UNAN Managua 19 (72)
2016–2018 Águilas de León
2018–2019 Alianza 9 (26)
2019 UNAN Managua
2020 Saprissa
2020–2022 Real Estelí
2022–2023 Saprissa 24 (4)
International career
2011 Nicaragua U17 2 (1)
2018 Nicaragua U20 3 (0)
2014– Nicaragua 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 February 2022

Sheyla Guadalupe Flores Rivas (born 15 May 1998) is a Nicaraguan footballer who plays as a forward[3] for Deportivo Saprissa and the Nicaragua women's national team.

Club career

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In 2015, the 17-year-old Flores set a Nicaraguan women's football record, scoring a total of 72 goals for UNAN Managua across the 2014 Apertura and 2015 Clausura, surpassing Ninoska Solís's previous record of 66 goals.[4][2]

In 2016, Flores signed with FC Águilas de León.[4]

In October 2018, Flores signed with Salvadoran team Alianza F.C., becoming the first foreign footballer to play in Liga Mayor de Fútbol Femenina.[5][6] She ended the regular season with 20 goals from 7 games.[7]

In 2019, Flores rejoined UNAN Managua.[8]

In January 2020, Flores signed with Costa Rican team Deportivo Saprissa.[9] In July the same year, she returned to Nicaragua to join Real Estelí.[10]

In April 2022, she rejoined Saprissa, signing alongside her younger sister Yessenia.[11] She left the club in August 2023.[12]

International career

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In 2011, a 13-year-old Flores played twice for the Nicaragua women's national under-17 football team, scoring in a 2–1 home loss to Panama.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list Nicaragua's goal tally first

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1
6 October 2019 Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica
2–1
2–1
 El Salvador 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship qualification [13]

Personal life

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Flores' sister Yessenia also plays for the Nicaragua women's national football team.

References

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  1. ^ Sheyla Flores at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b Garcia, German (21 July 2015). "Sheyla Flores con nuevo récord en futbol femenino". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (17 May 2015). "Sheyla Flores va por marca de goles". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022. La delantera de la UNAN Managua...
  4. ^ a b c d Reyes, Edelma (14 September 2016). "Puro amor al fútbol". Niú (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ^ López, Benjamín (19 October 2018). "Alianza Women: primer equipo en fichar una extranjera". El Grafico (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Mayqueling Márquez, jugadora de Alianza Women quiere cumplir su sueño de jugar con la Selecta femenina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  7. ^ Zeledón, Nectalí Mora (21 January 2019). "La nicaragüense Shelya Flores líder goleadora y campeona invicta en futbol salvadoreño". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  8. ^ Membreño, Rosa (18 September 2019). "Sheyla Flores guía a UNAN en su primer triunfo en el Torneo Interclubes de la Uncaf". La Prensa (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ^ Pavón, Justin (28 January 2020). "Sheyla Flores jugará en el Saprissa de Costa Rica". VOS TV (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  10. ^ "La seleccionada nacional Sheyla Flores se integra al Tren del Norte". Canal 6 (in Spanish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. ^ "La nicaragüense Yessenia Flores debuta con equipo de fútbol costarricense". VOS TV (in Spanish). 21 April 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  12. ^ Valverde, Esteban (15 August 2023). "Saprissa Femenino anuncia la salida de dos extranjeras". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  13. ^ Harold Leandro (8 October 2019). "A la Selección Femenina le basta un empate para clasificar". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2021.