{"id":9616,"date":"2026-03-03T08:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T16:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wherewomensfootballrules.com\/?p=9616"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:51:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T17:51:19","slug":"mexican-national-team-striker-kiana-palacios-signs-with-utah-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wherewomensfootballrules.com\/es\/mexican-national-team-striker-kiana-palacios-signs-with-utah-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexican National Team Striker Kiana Palacios Signs with Utah Royals\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

March 3, 2026 (Fort Worth, TX)<\/strong> – TMJ is excited to announce that Mexican National Team Striker Kiana Palacios<\/a> has signed with Utah Royals to kick off the 2026 NWSL season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiana joins Utah after playing with Club Am\u00e9rica Femenil for the past four years. The California native joined Club Am\u00e9rica in 2021. She quickly turned into one of the club\u2019s main attacking forces, scoring over 80 goals to become the maximum leading goalscorer in Club Am\u00e9rica Femenil history and earning a Liga MX Femenil league title in the Clausura 2023 season.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiana\u2019s move to the NWSL reflects her competitive mindset and speaks volumes as to how she has approached her professional career since Day One,\u201d shared Co-Founder, Co-CEO and Principal Agent, Guillermo Zamarripa<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiana left her mark as a historic player at Club Am\u00e9rica, one of the biggest clubs in Mexico, and I have no doubt that a bright future awaits her at Utah Royals. Special THANK YOU to Club Am\u00e9rica for their partnership in this transaction and for always prioritizing Kiana\u2019s desires.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prior to her time with Club Am\u00e9rica, she was abroad in Europe, playing for Real Sociedad, scoring 13 goals with the Spanish club and helping the team secure its historic first Copa de la Reina title during the 2018-2019 season.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palacios graduated from the University of California, Irvine and was a key figure of the women\u2019s soccer team, allotting 24 goals for her side and becoming one of the Top 5 All-Time Leading Scorers for the school as well as a Big West regular season title.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internationally, Kiana has represented the Mexican Women\u2019s National Team at both the youth and senior level, participating in the 2015 Concacaf Women\u2019s U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women\u2019s World Cup. She joined the senior team in 2017 and was part of the 2023 Pan America Games team that won the country\u2019s first ever gold medal in the tournament.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI have worked with Kiana for almost a decade, and it fills me with pride to see her continued growth and support her in this new chapter of her career,\u201d shared Guillermo Zamarripa. \u201cThat is what we do at TMJ: we stand by our talent at every stage to help them find that perfect fits that match their on and off the field ambitions.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VERSI\u00d3N EN ESPA\u00d1OL<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La delantera de la Selecci\u00f3n Mexicana, Kiana Pialacios, firma con Utah Royals<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nuestra TMJ Athlete se convierte en una de las m\u00e1s recientes jugadoras de la Selecci\u00f3n Mexicana en dar el salto a la NWSL<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

03 de Marzo, 2026 (Fort Worth, TX)<\/strong> – TMJ se complace en anunciar que la delantera de la Selecci\u00f3n Mexicana, Kiana Palacios, ha firmado con Utah Royals para el inicio de la temporada 2026 de la NWSL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEl salto de Kiana a la NWSL refleja su mentalidad competitiva y habla del gran crecimiento que ha alcanzado en su carrera profesional desde el primer d\u00eda\u201d, mencion\u00f3 el Cofundador, Co-CEO y Agente Principal, Guillermo Zamarripa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cKiana dej\u00f3 su marca como jugadora hist\u00f3rica en Club Am\u00e9rica, uno de los clubes m\u00e1s importantes de M\u00e9xico, y no tengo dudas de que un futuro brillante le espera en Utah Royals. Un agradecimiento muy ESPECIAL a Club Am\u00e9rica por su colaboraci\u00f3n en esta transferencia y por siempre priorizar los deseos de Kiana\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kiana llega a Utah despu\u00e9s de jugar por cuatro a\u00f1os para Club Am\u00e9rica Femenil. La originaria de California se uni\u00f3 al Am\u00e9rica en 2021. R\u00e1pidamente se convirti\u00f3 en una de las piezas claves de la ofensiva del equipo, anotando m\u00e1s de 80 goles para convertirse en la m\u00e1xima goleadora hist\u00f3rica del Am\u00e9rica Femenil y ganando un t\u00edtulo de Liga MX Femenil en el torneo Clausura 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anteriormente jug\u00f3 en Europa para la Real Sociedad, en donde anot\u00f3 13 goles y ayud\u00f3 a que este club espa\u00f1ol ganara su primera Copa de la Reina de la historia, en la temporada 2018-2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Palacios se gradu\u00f3 de la Universidad de California, Irvine y fue pieza clave del equipo femenil de futbol, consiguiendo 24 goles a su cuenta y siendo parte del Top 5 de las m\u00e1ximas goleadoras hist\u00f3ricas de dicha instituci\u00f3n, as\u00ed como un t\u00edtulo de temporada regular del Big West.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Internacionalmente, Kiana ha representado a la Selecci\u00f3n Mexicana Femenil en categor\u00edas menores y en la mayor, participando en el Campeonato Sub-20 Femenino de la Concacaf y en la Copa Mundial Sub-20 Femenina de la FIFA 2016. Recibio su primer llamado a la mayor en 2017 y fue parte de los Juegos Panamericanos 2023, en donde ganaron el primer oro hist\u00f3rico en futbol femenil para M\u00e9xico en este torneo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe trabajado con Kiana por casi una d\u00e9cada, y me llena de orgullo poder ver su crecimiento continuo  y apoyarla en este nuevo cap\u00edtulo de su carrera\u201d, comparti\u00f3 Guillermo Zamarripa. \u201cEsto es lo que hacemos en TMJ: nos mantenemos junto a nuestro talento en cada paso que dan, para ayudarlas a encontrar el plan que mejor encaje con sus ambiciones dentro y fuera de la cancha\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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