Mara Gomez

Mara Gomez

Country

Argentina

Birth - Death

1997 -

Occupation

Sports

Description

Transgender professional football/soccer player. Considered the first trans footballer to play in a top-flight Argentinian league after signing a contract with Villa San Carlos in the recently professionalized women’s Primera Division (2020).

See Also

• Transgender Athletes
• Outstanding LGBTQ Youths of 2020

Further Reading/Research

• https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/dec/11/mara-gomez-argentina-trans-football
• https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/soccer/ny-mara-gomez-argentina-first-trans-soccer-player-professional-lanus-20201208-gddlvsij45ddlnbthwo4lvnjzy-story.html

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