Karen Irasema Luna De Los Santos (born 12 February 1998) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga MX Femenil club América and the Mexico national team.
Club career Previous to her professional career, Luna was part of the women's football team of the Autonomous University of Nuevo León.
Tigres UANL (2017–2021) Luna signed her first professional contract with Tigres UANL in 2017, ahead of the first Liga MX Femenil season. Prior to joining Tigres, Luna declined an offer to join their city rivals, C.F. Monterrey.
During her time at Tigres, Luna made more than 100 appearances over a period of four years and played an important role in the club's success, contributing to four league championships. Luna decided to part ways with Tigres at the conclusion of the Guard1anes 2021 tournament due to the limited playing time she was receiving in the last few tournaments.
Club América (2021–2025) Luna joined Club América on 21 June 2021. At América, Luna quickly adjusted and became an important part of the team within her first season under then-manager Craig Harrington. Luna was a key player for América to obtain its second league title in history during the Clausura 2023 tournament by starting all the liguilla games including the final.
International career Luna was named to the Mexico women's national football team by manager Pedro López for the first time on 24 January 2024 for a training camp ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup. She was officially included in Mexico's squad for the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup on 10 February 2024.
Luna made her debut with Mexico on 21 February 2024, during the inaugural match of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup against Argentina. She scored her first goal with Mexico on 26 February 2024, in a 0–8 victory against Dominican Republic for the second match of the group stage of the tournament.
Career statistics Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season, and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTigres UANL2017–18Liga MX Femenil241———2412018–19340———3402019-20231———2312020–21270———270Total1082———1082Club América2021–22Liga MX Femenil372———3722022–23411———4112023–2439520——4152024–25377—2141259Total1541520214116217Career total2621720214127019
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMexico2024122202510Total132
+List of international goals scored by Karen Luna No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 23 February 2024 Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, United States 3–0 8–0 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup2.3 March 2024BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, United States 2–03-2
Honours Tigres UANL Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Guard1anes 2020, Guard1anes 2021
Club América Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2023, Clausura 2026 CONCACAF W Champions Cup: 2025–26
Individual CONCACAF W Gold Cup Best XI: 2024
See also
References
External links
Karen Luna at Club América