2024 Women's Soccer Roster
Roster
Medina, Mariangela

Jersey Number 00
Mariangela Medina
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- American School of Saltillo
- Hometown:
- Saltillo, Mexico
Bio
2024
Served as a backup but did not see action.
Mexican National Team
Member of the U-20 Mexican National Team … Started for Mexico at the 2025 Concacaf Under-20 Championships and led her team to the finals … Played for Mexico at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and made one appearance in the Round of 16, entering the game in overtime against the U.S. and making a save on a penalty kick just two minutes later … Shut out the U.S. in the second half of a friendly in July 2024 … Started playing on the youth national team at 15 years old.
High School/Club
Played club soccer for Tigres Femenil on the U-19 and first teams … First joined the club at 14 years old and debuted on the first division team at 17 years old … Part of the 2023 and 2024 Campeón de Campeones and the 2023 Torneo Apertura championship squads … One of three players to train with Bayern Munich in Germany as a part of partnership with Club Tigres … Went undefeated in the Dallas International Girls Cup … Won the International Youth Cup with Arteaga Coahuila FC 2021.
Personal
Born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico … Parents are Tamara Martinez and Emerson Medina … Has an older sister, Anapaula, and a younger sister, Luciana … Decided to attend UCLA because its “always been her dream college” … Athletes she admires are UCLA alumna Maricarmen Reyes and Nahuel Guzmán … Loves to be a goalkeeper because she enjoys her “reflexes and ability to manage the team since [she] sees the whole field” … Interests include art, music and playing the drums.
Served as a backup but did not see action.
Mexican National Team
Member of the U-20 Mexican National Team … Started for Mexico at the 2025 Concacaf Under-20 Championships and led her team to the finals … Played for Mexico at the 2024 FIFA Under-20 World Cup and made one appearance in the Round of 16, entering the game in overtime against the U.S. and making a save on a penalty kick just two minutes later … Shut out the U.S. in the second half of a friendly in July 2024 … Started playing on the youth national team at 15 years old.
High School/Club
Played club soccer for Tigres Femenil on the U-19 and first teams … First joined the club at 14 years old and debuted on the first division team at 17 years old … Part of the 2023 and 2024 Campeón de Campeones and the 2023 Torneo Apertura championship squads … One of three players to train with Bayern Munich in Germany as a part of partnership with Club Tigres … Went undefeated in the Dallas International Girls Cup … Won the International Youth Cup with Arteaga Coahuila FC 2021.
Personal
Born in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico … Parents are Tamara Martinez and Emerson Medina … Has an older sister, Anapaula, and a younger sister, Luciana … Decided to attend UCLA because its “always been her dream college” … Athletes she admires are UCLA alumna Maricarmen Reyes and Nahuel Guzmán … Loves to be a goalkeeper because she enjoys her “reflexes and ability to manage the team since [she] sees the whole field” … Interests include art, music and playing the drums.
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