Linda Frías

Linda Frías Zelaya (born 14 April 1997) is a US-born Mexican–Salvadoran footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Santos Laguna and the El Salvador women's national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Frías and the second or maternal family name is Zelaya.
Linda Frías
Personal information
Full name Linda Frías Zelaya[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-14) 14 April 1997[1]
Place of birth California, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 Santos Laguna
Number 21
Youth career
Orange High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Bethesda Flames 12 (3)
2017 Santa Ana Dons 21 (7)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Alianza
2021– Santos Laguna 6 (0)
National team‡
2021– El Salvador 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 April 2021

Early life

Frías was born and raised in Southern California,[2] having lived in Anaheim,[3] to a Mexican father and a Salvadoran mother.[2]

High school and college career

Frías' high school and college career was entirely in California. She has attended the Orange High School in Orange,[4] the Bethesda University in Anaheim and the Santa Ana College in Santa Ana.[2]

Club career

Frías has played for Alianza FC in El Salvador, whom she joined in 2019,[5] and for Santos Laguna in Mexico.[2]

International career

Frías made her senior debut for El Salvador on 8 April 2021.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Linda Frías Zelaya". LIGA MX Femenil (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  2. "Santos Laguna Femenil forward Linda Frías forges her own path through soccer". FMF State Of Mind. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. "Linda Frias". Bethesda University of California. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. "Linda Frias". Santa Ana. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  5. "Linda Frías, salvadoreña que llega a Santos Femenil". Tiempo Extra MX (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  6. Sandoval, Williams (8 April 2021). "La selección femenina de El Salvado cayó ante Nicaragua". El Gráfico (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.


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