# Alicia Cervantes

Alicia “Licha” Cervantes Herrera (born 24 January 1994) is a Mexican football forward who currently plays for Liga MX Femenil side Guadalajara and the Mexico women's national football team.
A prolific goal scorer, Cervantes is Chivas historic top goal scorer and one of the top goal scorers in Liga MX Femenil, with more than 150 league goals.

## Early life

Alicia Cervantes was born on 24 January 1994 in Arandas, Jalisco.

## Club career

She made her professional debut playing for Atlas on 29 July 2017 in a match against Guadalajara. Cervantes left Atlas at the end of the tournament because the club management refused to raise her $1500 MXN monthly wage (approximately $60 USD).
In 2019 she moved to Monterrey where she played for two seasons, winning the Apertura 2019 championship with the Rayadas.
In June 2020, Cervantes was transferred to Guadalajara.
In January 2022, IFFHS recognized Cervantes as the top first-division scorer in the world in 2021.

## International career

Cervantes 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.

## Personal life

Despite making her professional debut with Guadalajara's rivals Atlas, Cervantes stated that she has always been a Guadalajara supporter, thus being able to play for her favorite team in 2020 when she was transferred to the Chivas.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 19 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Atlas | 2017–18 | Liga MX Femenil | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Atlas | Total | Total | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 |
| Monterrey | 2018–19 | Liga MX Femenil | 27 | 9 | 27 | 9 |
| Monterrey | 2019–20 | Liga MX Femenil | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| Monterrey | Total | Total | 45 | 11 | 45 | 11 |
| Guadalajara | 2020–21 | Liga MX Femenil | 37 | 32 | 37 | 32 |
| Guadalajara | 2021–22 | Liga MX Femenil | 39 | 37 | 39 | 37 |
| Guadalajara | 2022–23 | Liga MX Femenil | 24 | 19 | 24 | 19 |
| Guadalajara | 2023–24 | Liga MX Femenil | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
| Guadalajara | Total | Total | 116 | 103 | 116 | 103 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 174 | 123 | 174 | 123 |

### International goals

    Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 27 November 2021 | Centro de Alto Rendimiento, Mexico City, Mexico | Canada | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 17 February 2022 | Estadio Universitario, San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico | Suriname | 9–0 | 9–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 3. | 20 February 2022 | Félix Sánchez Olympic Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Antigua and Barbuda | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 4. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla | Anguilla | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 5. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla | Anguilla | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 6. | 9 April 2022 | Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla | Anguilla | 6–0 | 11–0 | 2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification |
| 7. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 3–0 | 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 8. | 26 September 2023 | Estadio Hidalgo, Pachuca, Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 6–0 | 6–0 | 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification |
| 9. | 22 October 2023 | Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander, Valparaíso, Chile | Jamaica | 5–0 | 7–0 | 2023 Pan American Games |

## Honours

Monterrey
* Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2019
Guadalajara
* Liga MX Femenil: Apertura 2021, Clausura 2022
Mexico
* Pan American Games: 2023, gold medal