Kenti Robles
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Vaitiare Kenti Robles Salas (born February 15, 1991) is an Mexican
soccer player from Mexico City
. She is a defender
for FC Barcelona and the Mexico national team
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Robles has been playing in Spain
since she was 14 years old, being brought up in Espanyol's youth team. In 2009 she was promoted to the first team, and that same season she won her first title, the national cup. After playing the 2011 World Cup she moved to local rivals Barcelona.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
soccer player from Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. She is a defender
Defender (association football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
for FC Barcelona and the Mexico national team
Mexico women's national football team
The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico in international women's football competition and is controlled by the Mexican Football Federation. In the 1970s, the team gained popularity, with Mexico finishing 3rd in a unofficial Women's World Cup held in Italy...
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Robles has been playing in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
since she was 14 years old, being brought up in Espanyol's youth team. In 2009 she was promoted to the first team, and that same season she won her first title, the national cup. After playing the 2011 World Cup she moved to local rivals Barcelona.