Jennifer Muñoz (footballer, born 1993)

For the Mexico international footballer, see Jennifer Muñoz (footballer, born 1996).
Jen Munoz
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Eunice Munoz[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-31) December 31, 1993[2]
Place of birth Costa Mesa, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[3]
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Botafogo USA (beach soccer)
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Golden West Rustlers 35 (12)
2014–2015 Martin Methodist RedHawks 41 (25)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 F.C. Indiana 10 (2)
2018 Puerto Rico Sol 9 (3)
Botafogo USA (beach soccer)
International career
2014 Guatemala 2 (1)
Managerial career
2016 Martin Methodist RedHawks (assistant)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jennifer Eunice Muñoz Sandoval[5][a] (born December 31, 1993) is a beach soccer player and former soccer player who plays for beach soccer club Botafogo USA. Born in the United States, She played as a forward for the Guatemala national soccer team[6], but now currently plays for the United States national beach soccer team after a nation change on March 16, 2026.

College career

Raised in Costa Mesa, California, Munoz began her college career in 2012, being a defender and forward for the Golden West Rustlers.[4] As a freshman, she played 14 matches, scored 2 goals and made 1 assist.[4] Next season, as a sophomore, she transitioned definitely into a forward and improved her performance, playing 21 matches, scoring 10 goals and making 6 assists.[7]

In 2014, Munoz moved to the Martin Methodist RedHawks, where she began to play as a midfielder (besides forward).[3] Like her stint at Golden West College, her second year at Martin Methodist was better than the first. While as a junior she scored 4 goals and made two assists in 21 matches, as a senior she scored 21 goals (being the team top goalscorer) and made 8 assists in 20 matches.[3] She finished her college career as a player in late 2015, but continued in the RedHawks as a volunteer assistant during the 2016 season.[8]

Club career

Munoz played for United Women's Soccer team FC Indiana in 2017.[9] She signed with Puerto Rico Sol in July 2018.[6] There, she was reassigned as a defender.

International career

Besides the United States, Munoz qualified to represent Guatemala in FIFA-regulated competitions through descent. She holds dualmerican and Guatemalan citizenship.

Football

Munoz played for the Guatemala national team during the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship.[10]

Beach soccer

In February 2023, Munoz was called up to the United States national team and once again on October 9, 2025 and March 13, 2026.[11][12] During this time, she was unable to make her debut as her previous official soccer appearances for Guatemala forced her to ask permission to FIFA first.

On March 16, 2026, Munoz's request to his switch international allegiance to the United States was approved by FIFA.[13]

Personal life

References

Notes

  1. ^ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Muñoz and the second or maternal family name is Sandoval.

Citations

  1. ^ "Jennifer Eunice Munoz — Born 1993, Orange County, California". CaliforniaBirthIndex.org.
  2. ^ Jennifer Muñoz at Soccerway. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Jennifer Munoz - 2015 Women's Soccer Roster". Martin Methodist College. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Jennifer Munoz (2012)". Golden West Coast. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Informe de Auditoría Externa 2016" (PDF) (in Spanish). CGC. p. 33. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Vázquez Muñiz, Héctor (August 1, 2018). "Radiante el 'Sol' con Laura Suárez". ¡Que Palo! Deportes (in Spanish). Retrieved December 9, 2025.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Munoz (2013)". Golden West Coast. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Munoz - 2016 Women's Soccer Roster". Martin Methodist College. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "Statistics - 2017 Regular Season - United Women's Soccer Teams". United Women's Soccer. Archived from the original on August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  10. ^ "Pase a Rïo se complica" (in Spanish). Prensa Libre. February 12, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Morgan Church Selects 16-Player U.S. Women's Beach Soccer National Team Training Camp Roster for October 15-20 in Huntington Beach, California". U.S. Soccer.
  12. ^ "Morgan Church Selects 16-Player U.S. Women's Beach Soccer National Team Roster for Domestic Training Camp From March 18-23 in Huntington Beach". U.S. Soccer.
  13. ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform".
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