Surely you have heard the name of Charlyn Corral, one of the best Mexican soccer players of all time, but you probably did not know these 5 things about her life and her career:
Charlyn Corral was born on September 11, 1991 in Ecatepec, State of Mexico. And she was quite a warrior from her first days of life, because at 3 months of age she was about to lose her life due to the collapse of one of her lungs. But Charlyn defeated death because she had a mission, a goal that years later she would find through a ball.
In August 2006, Charlyn appeared before the eyes of the world at the U-20 World Cup in Russia as the youngest player in the tournament. And despite Mexico being eliminated in the group stage, Charlyn stood out and managed to score a couple of goals and 1 assist.
After Russia, Charlyn participated with the Senior National Team in the 2006 Gold Cup in the failed quest for El Tri to go to the World Cup in China in 2007, and thus, thanks to her good performances, Charlyn was named by FIFA as the child prodigy of the World Cup. world football.
From the age of 14, Charlyn Corral suffered from compartment syndrome. A physical problem that made it very difficult for him to run. However, this problem accompanied her during several of her first years as a footballer, as it was until she was 21 when she decided to undergo surgery.
While continuing her university studies at the University of Louisville graduating in Sports Business Administration, Charlyn had already participated in the 2007 Pan American Games with the Senior National Team where she scored her first two goals against Paraguay, thus becoming the youngest player in the world. score with the Tri.
After having made her professional debut at Merilappi in Finland, Charlyn arrived at Levante and thus began to write a story that left nothing but successes. In his first season he scored 22 goals that narrowly earned him his first top scorer in the league, which Jenni Hermoso took with 24 goals.
In his second season he would make 20 goals and it would be in the third, in 2018-2019 when Pichichi would become a reality by scoring the figure of 24 goals, his personal best.
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