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Gloriana Villalobos

Villalobos with Saprissa in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Gloriana de Jesús Villalobos Vega
Date of birth	(1999-08-20) 20 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	San José, Costa Rica
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Saprissa
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Florida State Seminoles	42	(2)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	Saprissa
2019	Saprissa
2020–2022	Herediano
2022–	Saprissa
International career‡
2014–2016	Costa Rica U-17
2014–2018	Costa Rica U-20	8	(0)
2014–2024	Costa Rica	66	(12)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Costa Rica Pan American Games Bronze 2019 Lima Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2017

Gloriana de Jesús Villalobos Vega (born 20 August 1999) is a talented footballer from Costa Rica. She plays as a midfielder for Saprissa. Gloriana also plays for the Costa Rica women's national football team. She started playing for her country's senior team when she was only 14 years old, back in 2014.

Playing in College

In 2017, Gloriana joined the Florida State Seminoles team in the United States. She was recognized as one of the best new players in her league. Gloriana played in all 21 games for Florida State. She scored 1 goal and helped with 2 assists. In September 2019, Gloriana left Florida State to play for Saprissa again.

Professional Football Career

Gloriana started her professional career very young. She joined her local club, Saprissa, in 2012 when she was just 12 years old.

She played with Saprissa in 2019. Her team reached the final match but lost to Alajuela. After that season, she signed with Club Sport Herediano. She played for Herediano from 2020 to 2022. In 2022, she returned to play for Saprissa.

Playing for Costa Rica

Gloriana has played for Costa Rica's national teams at different levels.

Youth National Teams

In January 2014, before she turned 15, Gloriana helped the Costa Rica Under-20 team qualify for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She played in all five games during the qualifying tournament.

Later in March 2014, Costa Rica hosted the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. Gloriana became very well-known in her country during this event. She played in all three games for Costa Rica. This was the first time Costa Rica hosted a FIFA event.

At the Under-20 Women's World Cup in Canada in August 2014, Gloriana played every minute of all three games. However, Costa Rica's team was eliminated in the group stage.

Senior National Team

In May 2014, Gloriana was called to play for the senior national team for the first time. This was during the qualifying games for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Gloriana scored a goal in the final group game, which helped Costa Rica move forward. She also played in a playoff game where Costa Rica won 3–0, helping them advance to the Pan American Games.

International Goals

Gloriana has scored several goals for the Costa Rica national team. Here are some of her goals:

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	24 May 2014	Estadio Mateo Flores, Guatemala City, Guatemala	Nicaragua	3–0	3–0	2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
2.	19 July 2018	Estadio Moderno Julio Torres, Barranquilla, Colombia	Colombia	1–0	1–0	2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
3.	23 July 2018		Venezuela	2–1	2–1
4.	27 August 2018	IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States	El Salvador	5–0	11–0	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship qualification
5.	11 October 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg, United States	Canada	1–3	1–3	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
6.	17 February 2022	Estadio Nacional, San José, Costa Rica	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6–0	7–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
7.	11 October 2022	Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá, San José, Costa Rica	Philippines	2–1	2–1	Friendly
8.	25 September 2023	Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto, Alajuela, Costa Rica	Saint Kitts and Nevis	7–0	11–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification
9.	30 November 2023		Haiti	1–0	2–1
10.	4 December 2023	SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	6–0	19–0

Achievements

Florida State Seminoles

• NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2018

External links

• Gloriana Villalobos – FIFA competition recordLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
• Profile at Fedefutbol
• Gloriana Villalobos at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).

See also

In Spanish: Gloriana Villalobos para niños