101 facts about 'Licha' on her 101st goal as a Red and White player | OneFootball

There is no date that is not reached or deadline that is not met and our beloved Alicia Cervantes continues to write her legend in gold lettering with Chivas Femenil, as this Thursday she reached 101 goals with the team of her love in the 2-0 win against Leon, and on the occasion of this milestone, we present 100 curious facts about the 'Depredadora'.

100 facts about 'Licha' on her 100th goal as a Red-and-White player1. She is the third-highest scorer in Guadalajara's history with 100 goals; she also joined Omar Bravo and Salvado Reyes as the only players to surpass that figure with the Red and White jersey.

2. She was born on January 24, 1994. Yes, she is 29 years old.

3. She is proudly from San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco, a town that was recognized as a municipality only in 2007.

4. They call her 'Licha' or the 'Depredator'.

5. She comes from a family of 19 siblings, all of them Red and White fans.

6. Since she was a child, her favorite toy was a ball.

7. She played her first soccer games with her brothers in 'El Potrero', a vacant lot located next to her parents' house.

8. Her father (R.I.P.) took her to work in his brickyard, where she played with mud and helped in the manufacture of bricks.

9. Her favorite food is tacos.

10. She loves coffee and drinks it whenever she can.

11. Her pet is a little dog named Cabezita.

12. Her teams in Europe are Barcelona and Manchester City.

13. The players she admires are Leo Messi and Robert Lewandowski.

14. Her favorite coach is Pep Guardiola.

15. Her favorite dessert is Flan.

16. With her first salary she bought several pairs of tennis shoes, both casual and for soccer.

17. One of her dreams is to visit France.

18. Her favorite color is Navy blue.

19. The first time she visited a stadium was when she was 12 years old, when one of her brothers took her to Jalisco Stadium to support the Rebaño.

20. She is afraid of being in very small places.

21. In December she always wants to be with her family.

22. If she were not a striker, she would like to play as a midfielder.

23. Her favorite goal is the one she scored against America in the AP21 Liguilla.

24. A goal that she shouted a lot and made her get excited was the one scored by Cristiano Ronaldo with a bicycle kick against Juventus.

25. Her favorite series is La Casa de Papel.

26. She is team “cold”, she prefers it over the heat.

27. Her best friend on the National Team is Kenti Robles (obviously not counting the ones from Chivas).

28. She learned to drive by herself, when she was 18 years old she grabbed a van and started driving.

29. She doesn't like salad.

30. During concentration she always watches series or movies.

31. After a match the first thing she does is to go to sleep.

32. The Jalisco National Team was the first organized team she played with, with which she won several National Olympics.

33. The coaches of that team were responsible for putting together the Atlas squad for the start of the Liga MX Femenil and invited 'Licha' to join.

34. Her professional debut was on Matchday 1 of AP17 in a Clasico Tapatio, which ended with a 3-0 win for the Red and White team at Club Deportivo Guadalajara San Rafael.

35. With the Red-and-Black team she scored 9 goals in 13 games in the Pink circuit.

36. She paused her soccer career for 6 months to go work in the United States.

37. Returned to Liga MX Femenil in the 2018 Apertura with Rayadas del Monterrey.

38. One of her best friends, whom she met in the Monterrey team, is Dinora Garza.

39. With the Regias she scored 12 goals in 58 games.

40. She was champion in the Apertura 2019 and runner-up in the Clausura 2019 with the albiazul team.

41. Her first goal in a Liga MX Women's Final was scored in the Clausura 2019.

42. After the Apertura 2019 title, in an interview with a local media, she declared: "I'm going to Chivas, it's the team I love, I've always been a Chivista to the death and I always will be" (We love you very much Licha).

43. During her stay in Monterrey, when Guadalajara visited Rayados, she went to the Steel Giant to support the Rebaño.

44. The rumor that she could join the team she loved began to sound during the Covid-19 pandemic, along with that of 3 other players.

45. Arrived at Chivas Femenil for the Apertura 2020 as a bomb shell reinforcement.

Licha' recalls that when Nelly Simón called her to confirm her incorporation to the team, her immediate response was "when and at what time".

47. She signed her contract with Chivas Femenil on June 16, 2020 in the Trophy Room at Verde Valle.

48. Her first interview as a Red-and-White player was granted to Chivas TV.

49. By the way, Alicia has scored goals against ALL Liga MX Femenil teams, except Guadalajara (GREAT 'Licha').

50. La 'Depredadora' scored in her first four games as a Red-and-White.

51. Her first brace as a Red and White player came on her debut with Chivas Femenil against Bravas de Juárez at the Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez.

52. Her first appearance as a player of the Rebaño in the ideal 11 of Liga MX Femenil came after that match.

53. Three games later, she scored her first hat-trick with the Chingonas against Mazatlán FC at the Akron Stadium.

54. Led a scary trident with Caro Jaramillo and María Sánchez in her first tournament.

55. 'Licha' appeared alongside María, Blanca Félix and Nicole Pérez in the Apertura 2020 mid-tournament ideal 11 to paint it Red and White.

56. She received her first call-up to the Mexican Women's National Team in January 2021, thanks to her outstanding performances with Guadalajara; previously, she had been selected for the Tricolor with the U-20 team.

57. Her love for Chivas became her greatest motivation to improve herself match after match.

58. She still gets excited when she is asked for an autograph, a photo or her T-shirt.

59. In a match against Toluca, Cervantes scored the 300th goal in the history of Chivas Femenil.

60. Scored a perfect hat trick (1 left-footed, 1 right-footed and 1 header) against Leon in CL21.

61. Her 50th goal as a Rebaño player was against América, in the first leg quarterfinals of AP21.

62. In that game she played her 100th professional match.

63. She has scored 7 goals at the Estadio Azteca, 6 against América and 1 against Cruz Azul.

64. In fact, 'Licha' is the top scorer in the history of the Clasico de Mexico, having scored 10 goals.

65. She is the only player to have scored in 6 different matches against the Águilas.

66. She is the only Chivas Femenil player to have been crowned league Scoring Champion, a feat she has achieved twice (AP21 and CL22).

67. The 'Depredadora' was awarded by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as the best goal scorer in the world in 2021 along with Lucie Martinkova of the Czech Republic, as both scored 38 goals.

68. She also won the Liga MX Femenil Golden Ball for Best Goal Scorer and Best Player in the AP21-CL22 cycle.

69. With the Mexican National Team, she scored 5 goals in the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship Qualifiers, including a hat-trick against Anguilla.

70. Recently, she was nominated by Concacaf for the Best Women's Player of 2022 Award, a distinction that was won by Jamaican striker Khadija Shaw, who plays for Manchester City.

71. With a brace in the Clasico Tapatio in the Clausura 2021, Alicia Cervantes became Chivas Femenil's top scorer with 23 goals, surpassing Norma Palafox's tally of 21.

72. Licha' only needed 27 games as a red-and-white player to achieve this feat.

73. She is the top scorer in the history of the Clásicos Tapatíos in Liga MX Femenil with 5 goals (and counting...).

75. Reached the 101-goal mark as a professional after a hat-trick against Pumas, on Matchday 1 of the Clausura 2023.

76. She is currently the third highest scorer in the history of the Pink circuit with 120 goals, only behind Desireé Monsiváis (126) and Katty Martínez (127).

77. Alicia has achieved a 'Hat-Trick' on 7 occasions in her career, 6 of them with Chivas Femenil.

78. 'Licha' has scored a brace on 23 occasions; one of them in the Clausura 2022 first leg Final against Las Tuzas.

79. Of her 100 goals with Chivas Femenil, 55 were with her feet and from inside the box.

80. 4 goals were scored with a shot from outside the area.

81. She has also scored 25 times with her head.

82. Only 15 goals have come from the penalty spot.

83. She has won 2 Liga MX Femenil titles with the Rebaño. The first in the Clausura 2022 and the second was the Champion of Champions AP21-CL22.

84. She is the second Red and White Champion from San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, Jalisco, where 'Nacho' Vázquez, Champion with Chivas in Summer 97, also comes from.

85. The brace she scored against Santos on Day 3 of the Clausura 2023 were the 99th and 100th goals of that tournament (Yes, it seems that all her goals have to mean something more).

86. She always asks that the music in the gym be by artists such as Carín León or Grupo Firme.

87. She has played 114 games with the Chivas jersey in Liga MX Femenil.

88. She has played 184 games as a professional in the Pink circuit.

89. In her entire soccer career, Alicia has only been sent off 1 time. It was on Day 7 of the 2017 Apertura when she played for the city's neighbor.

90. She has only been cautioned 21 times in the 12 tournaments in which she has participated.

91. She has played a total of 14,431 minutes in Liga MX Femenil.

92. Her zone of greatest influence with Chivas Femenil is in the final third.

93. She has participated in all 13 matches that the Rebaño has played so far in the AP23.

94. She is the second oldest player in the Red and White squad with 29 years and 8 months; she is surpassed by Adriana Iturbide who is 30 years and 6 months old.

95. Her shoe size is 4 1/2.

96. At halftime she always puts an ice pack on her head.

97. She uses contact lenses to be able to see better.

98. When there is birthday cake at her mates parties, she never eats it because she doesn't like sweets.

99. Her documentary 'Raíces' was the first original Chivas TV production to be screened at a film festival, after it premiered at the Guadalajara International Film Festival.

100. She was called up to the Mexican National Team a few days ago. She arrived and scored a brace in less than half an hour (Is 'On Fire’).

101. With tonight's brace against León, 'Licha' reached 51 goals scored at home and 50 away.