Rebeca Bernal

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Rebeca Bernal
Bernal playing for Mexico against the United States on May 26, 2019
Personal information
Full name Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez[1]
Date of birth (1997-08-31) 31 August 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Washington Spirit
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2025 Monterrey 274 (66)
2025– Washington Spirit 21 (0)
International career‡
2014–2015 Mexico U-17
2015–2016 Mexico U-20
2016– Mexico 65 (7)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 Santiago Team
Central American and Caribbean Games
Gold medal – first place 2023 San Salvador
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 February 2025

Rebeca Bernal Rodríguez (born 31 August 1997), is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre back for the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and captains the Mexico women's national team.

Early life

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Bernal joined Escuela de Futbol Cruz Azul in Ciudad Madero, where she was the only girl, around the age of seven.[2] When she was 14, she moved to Monterrey to study psychology at the Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.[3]

Club career

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Bernal joined CF Monterrey at the formation of Liga MX Femenil in the Apertura 2017.[2]

She joined NWSL club Washington Spirit on 25 February 2025, signing a three-year deal in exchange for an undisclosed transfer fee.[4] She won a trophy on her debut for the Spirit on 7 March, defeating the Orlando Pride on penalties in the 2025 NWSL Challenge Cup. Bernal converted her penalty kick in the shootout.[5]

International career

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Bernal played for Mexico at youth level at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 8 July 2017, starting in a 1–0 friendly loss to Sweden.[6][7]

Bernal was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to won the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0. Bernal scored Mexico's winning goal.[8][9]

International career

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As of match played 8 April 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Mexico 2017 1 0
2018 6 0
2020 1 0
2021 11 1
2022 8 2
2023 11 2
2024 14 2
2025 2 1
Total 45 8

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 February 2021 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico  Costa Rica 3–1 3–1 Friendly
2. 17 February 2022 Estadio Universitario, San Nicolás de los Garza, Mexico  Suriname 6–0 9–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
3. 20 February 2022 Estadio Olímpico Félix Sánchez, Santo Domingo Dominican Republic  Antigua and Barbuda 2–0 8–0
4. 25 October 2023 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 1–1 3–1 2023 Pan American Games
5. 3 November 2023 Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile  Chile 1–0 1–0
6. 23 February 2024 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States  Dominican Republic 5–0 8–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup
7. 30 November 2024 Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico  Costa Rica 3–1 4–1 Friendly
8. 5 April 2025 CPKC Stadium, Kansas City, United States  Jamaica 3–0 3–0

Honors

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Mexico U17

Individual

Club

Washington Spirit

References

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