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Alice Soto
Mexican football player (born 2006) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Fernanda Soto Gallegos (born 26 March 2006) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the Mexico women's national football team.
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Club career
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Pachuca (2018–2024)
In early 2018, Soto joined C.F. Pachuca’s youth academy. Later that year, at the age of 12 years and two months, she became the youngest professional female footballer to be registered with the Mexican Football Federation after Pachuca included her as part of the first-team roster for the 2018–19 Liga MX Femenil season.[1] Soto would not play with Pachuca’s first-team until February 2020, when she made her Liga MX Femenil debut with at age thirteen, as a 65th-minute substitute in a 5–0 home victory versus Querétaro.[2]
By debuting at thirteen, Soto became the youngest player to have debuted in Liga MX Femenil, a record that can't be broken due to current Liga MX Femenil regulations prohibiting players under fifteen to play professionally. On 28 March 2021, aged fourteen, Soto became the youngest Mexican footballer to score a goal at a professional level after scoring Pachuca’s only goal in a 0–1 victory over Puebla.[3][4]
Soto breakthrough year with Pachuca came in 2023, when she became a prominent starter during the Clausura 2023 tournament, helping her team reach the final of the competition. Due to Soto being called to the Mexico women's national under-20 team to play the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Dominican Republic, she had to leave her club in the middle of the playoffs. Mexico ended up winning the tournament, with Soto winning the best-player of the tournament award as well.[5] The day after the final of the U-20 Championship, Soto traveled back to Mexico to re-join Pachuca just a few hours before the second-leg of the Clausura 2023 final against Club América. She played the entire second-half of the final, netting one goal, but Pachuca ended up losing to América by a 4–2 aggregate score.[6][7] Due to her performances during the Clausura 2023, she was recognized by the league as the best female youth player of the 2022–23 season.[8]
After her breakthrough with Pachuca during the Clausura 2023, Soto became a regular fixture for Pachuca until she exited the club in December 2024.
Monterrey (2025–present)
After much speculation about her future, C.F. Monterrey announced on 27 December 2024 that Soto was joining their side after her exit from Pachuca.[9]
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International career
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Youth
Soto has been part of the Mexico women’s national team football program since the youth level. In 2022, she participated with the Mexico women's national under-17 football team during the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in which she helped Mexico reached the final by netting six goals. Later in that year, she was promoted to the Mexico U-20 women's national team and included as the youngest member of the team for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, seeing action as a substitute in all games that Mexico played during the competition.[10] Additionally, she was also part of the Mexico U-17 team that participated at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[11]
During the 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, Soto played an important role for Mexico to reach the final and winning the competition, with CONCACAF naming her as the best-player of the tournament.[5] In 2024, Soto was included in Mexico’s roster for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in which she started all four games that Mexico played during that tournament.[12]
Senior
Soto was called to the Mexico senior team for the first time on 18 October 2024 for friendlies against Venezuela and Thailand.[13] She made her debut with the senior team as a 45th-minute substitute during the match against Thailand, in which she also netted two goals.[14]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of As of match played 12 April 2025[15]
- Includes Summer Cup
International
- As of As of match played 12 April 2025[16]
Honours
- Mexico U-20
Individual
- CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship Golden Ball: 2023[5]
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