Yessenia Novella

She came through Santos Laguna’s youth pathway and made her Liga MX Femenil debut as a teenager.

Her first senior goal for Santos came against Pumas in Apertura 2024, and it was a long-range strike that even surprised her. She thought she was closer to goal when she hit that shot, and by the time she realized where she had scored from, she barely knew how to celebrate.

Among the parts of club life at Laguna she has praised most are the training fields, gym, dining area, and overall support structure.

Her parents have always been her biggest motivation in football.

Football was a constant at home growing up, and she says her father always took her along with him around the game.

She is not the only footballer in the family - her younger brother also plays.

She describes herself as very perfectionist.

Off the pitch, one of the achievements she is proud of most is studying for her degree.