Luana Muñoz Makes History as First Argentine Footballer in Scottish Women’s Premier League

In a new historic event for women’s football in Argentina, Luana Muñoz will continue her career at Celtic Glasgow and will be the first national footballer to reach the Scottish Women’s Premier League. It is that Racing agreed to leave with the Scottish club and reserved the right to receive 20 percent in a future transfer of the player. In this way, after the transfer of Rocío Bueno to Sassuolo in Italy in 2022, the Academy took another step in its project to export soccer players while protecting the institution’s heritage.

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The 24-year-old defender, with a past at River Plate, UAI Urquiza, Tyler Junior College (United States) and Texas Tech (United States), expressed her joy for this opportunity: “Racing is my club, it is my home and it will always be. I was born in front of the Cilindro, here I signed my first professional contract at the beginning of 2021 and I will return here when the time is right. I want to thank my teammates, the coaching staff, each worker and each worker of the club and the leaders for allowing me to be part of my beloved institution”.

President Víctor Blanco also publicly referred to the transfer: “From day one we have decided to bet on women’s football and this only reaffirms our project. We know that Luana is going to raise the flag of our club high”. For his part, Daniel García, member of the board of directors and responsible for the activity, praised the central defender who played 54 games and scored 8 goals in the light blue and white shirt: “We thank him for everything he has contributed over these years and the We always wait with open arms. A fan, partner and player, she helped us a lot to position Racing at the top of the discipline”. The Academy finished the 2023 tournament in sixth place with 31 points and will seek to be the protagonist of the contest in the second semester.

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His great-grandfather was the goalkeeper of the stadium for a long time. His grandfather became a professional player. His uncle played in the juniors, and her aunt played on the women’s basketball team. There is no doubt: her DNA is light blue and white. And in dialogue with Infobae he proudly stated: “I developed a very strong bond with the institution, because I lived for a long time in front of the stadium and I had the chance to have it close. All the time he developed different activities there. During the summer, from December to March, I would go to the pool and go through all the corners of the quinchos, the beach, the corridors… All of this made my love for Racing grow”.

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2023-07-10 18:37:28
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