Pamela Tajonar

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tajonar and the second or maternal family name is Alonso.

Pamela Tajonar

Personal information
Full name	Pamela Tajonar Alonso[1]
Date of birth	(1984-12-02) 2 December 1984 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth	Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico[3]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Monterrey
Number	25
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2003	Querétaro
2007–2011	ITESM Puebla
2005	Arizona Heatwave
2006–2007	FC Indiana	11	(0)
2010	Buffalo Flash
2011	Atlético Málaga
2011	LdB FC Malmö	2	(0)
2012	Levante Las Planas	13	(0)
2013	Western New York Flash	1	(0)
2013–2014	Atlético Málaga	10	(0)
2014–2018	Sevilla	27	(0)
2018–2020	Barcelona	5	(0)
2020–2021	Logroño	31	(0)
2021–2022	Villarreal	5	(0)
2022–2023	Celtic	25	(0)
2023–	Monterrey	37	(0)
International career^‡
2002–	Mexico	58[4]	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 01 May 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:17, 18 June 2015 (UTC)

Pamela Tajonar Alonso (born 2 December 1984) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and the Mexico women's national team.

Club career

FC Indiana

Tajonar signed for FC Indiana.^{[5] [6]}

Buffalo Flash

Tajonar played for the Buffalo Flash of the W-League twice, winning the title in 2010.^[7]

Atlético Málaga

Tajonar made her professional debut in the Spanish league for Atlético Málaga.^[8]

LdB Malmö

In 2011, she signed with Damallsvenskan champion LdB Malmö.^[9] She made two appearances for the team after Þóra Helgadóttir earned a red card.^[10] Following the end of the season she left Malmö, and next summer she returned to Spain, joining newly promoted Levante Las Planas, with which she played about half of the season's games.

Western New York Flash

On 11 January 2013 she signed for Western New York Flash as part of the NWSL Player Allocation for the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League.^[11][12] She started the season on the bench, behind Adrianna Franch.

Sevilla

Tajonar signed for Spanish Primera División club Sevilla in August 2014, after spending four months back in Mexico on a government-backed project to coach soccer to street children.^[13] Sevilla were relegated from the top division in 2014–15, but Tajonar decided to remain with the team for their Segunda División campaign.^[14]

International career

Tajonar is a member of the Mexico national team, having taken part in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2011 World Cup and 2015 World Cup as well as the 2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games^[15] and the 2024 Gold Cup.

Honours

LdB Malmö

• Damallsvenskan: 2011
• Svenska Supercupen: 2011

Western New York Flash

• NWSL Shield: 2013

FC Barcelona

• Primera División: Winner, 2019–20
• UEFA Women's Champions League: Runner-up, 2018–19
• Supercopa Femenina: Winner, 2020
• Copa Catalunya: Winner, 2018, 2019

Monterrey

• Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2024

References

1. "List of Players – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.
2. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
3. "Las Porteras de la Selección Femenil que Participarán en la Copa Mundial de Canadá 2015". Federación Mexicana de Fútbol Asociación, A.C. (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 21 June 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
5. "FC Indiana signs four Mexico internationals". ESPN. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
6. "Pamela Tajonar wants to continue adding successes with Sevilla FC". ESPN. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
7. "Buffalo Tops Vancouver 3–1, Wins Title". USL. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
8. "Mexicana Tajonar jugará en Málaga" (in Spanish). ESPN. 9 February 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
9. "VM-målvakt till LdB Malmö" (in Swedish). Eurosport. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
10. "Pamela Tajonar". Soccer Way. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
11. "NWSL Allocation Easier Said than Done". ESPN. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
12. "Player distribution sees NWSL take shape". FIFA. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
13. Becerril, Rolando (16 August 2014). "Pamela Tajonar fue fichada por el Sevilla" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
14. Becerril, Rolando (4 August 2015). "Pamela Tajonar continuará con el Sevilla de la Segunda División de España" (in Spanish). La Unión de Morelos. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
15. "2007 Pan Am Games: USA fall to Brazil in women's tournament final; Canada take bronze". CONCACAF. 27 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

External links

• Pamela Tajonar at Soccerway.com
• Pamela Tajonar at WorldFootball.net
• Pamela Tajonar at kicker (in German)
• Pamela Tajonar at FBref.com
• Pamela Tajonar at Olympics.com
• Pamela Tajonar at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
• Pamela Tajonar – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Profile (in Spanish) at Mexican Football Federation
• Western New York player profile Archived 3 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine