LA JOLLA, Calif. – Former Triton standout goalkeeper
Itzel González has earned a roster spot on the Mexican National Team. The 2016 UC San Diego grad has earned multiple National Team selections including in
winter 2021 and another
call up in early 2019.
The team opened CONCACAF W play with a surprising 1-0 loss to Jamaica on Monday night in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey. González did not see action that night. The Mexican side will next face Haiti on Thursday before a showdown with the United States on Monday, July 11. All three matches take place at Estadio Universitario with the CONCACAF Championship serving as a qualifier for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
During her collegiate career, González competed with the Tritons from 2012-16. Starting all 22 games in her senior season, González compiled a 0.50 goals-against average and capped her career with numerous awards, including a D2CCA All-America Third Team accolade.
Professionally, González spent five seasons with the Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana in Mexico's top Liga BBVA Feminil. This past fall, she was loaned to Sevilla in Spain's Primera Division before returning to Liga BBVA Feminil, this time as a member of Club América based in Ciudad de México.
About UC San Diego Athletics
After two decades as one of the most successful programs in NCAA Division II, the UC San Diego intercollegiate athletics program has begun a new era as a member of the Big West Conference in NCAA Division I. The 23-sport Tritons earned 30 team and nearly 150 individual national championships during its time in Divisions II and III and helped guide 1,400 scholar-athletes to All-America honors. A total of 83 Tritons have earned Academic All-America honors, while 38 have garnered prestigious NCAA Post Graduate Scholarships. UC San Diego scholar-athletes exemplify the academic ideals of one of the world's preeminent institutions, graduating at an average rate of 90 percent, the highest rate among public institutions in Division I or II. For more information on the Tritons, visit UCSDtritons.com or follow UC San Diego Athletics on social media @UCSDtritons.
