Lizbeth Ovalle

Lizbeth Jacqueline Ovalle Muñoz (born 19 October 1999), also known as Jacqueline Ovalle, is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a left winger for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Mexico national team.

Club career

Tigres UANL Ovalle started her professional career with Tigres UANL at age 17, signing with the Monterrey based club just ahead of the start of the initial Liga MX Femenil tournament in July 2017. She quickly became a prominent player for Tigres, scoring six goals and playing more than 800 minutes during her debut tournament.

Ovalle would win her first trophy with Tigres during the Clausura 2018, playing an important role for the team throughout the tournament, but specially during the playoffs in which she scored two goals, including one in the second-leg of the final against city rivals Monterrey.

During her time with Tigres, Ovalle became a fundamental part of the team and on one of the best players in Liga MX Femenil, achieving more than 200 league appearances and scoring more than 100 goals, and helping Tigres win a significant number of trophies. Ovalle won the 2025 FIFA Marta Award for the best goal in women's football that year, a scorpion kick scored for Tigres against Guadalajara on 3 March 2025.

Orlando Pride On 21 August 2025, the NWSL club Orlando Pride acquired Ovalle in exchange for a world record-breaking transfer fee of £1.1 million, breaking the record set by Olivia Smith transfer from Liverpool to Arsenal the previous month. Ovalle signed a two-year contract with Orlando that includes a mutual option for 2028.

International career

Youth Ovalle represented Mexico youth national teams at the 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Senior Ovalle made her senior international debut on 1 September 2018 during a friendly match against France. She netted her first goal with the senior team during a 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup match against Czech Republic. She was part of the roster that represented Mexico at the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, in which she started in all three games that Mexico played during the tournament.

Ovalle was selected to represent Mexico at the 2023 Pan American Games held in Santiago, Chile, where the Mexican squad went undefeated to win the gold medal for the first time in their history at the Pan American Games, defeating Chile 1–0.

During the group stage of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup, Ovalle opened the score for Mexico in a 2–0 win against the United States, helping Mexico defeat the U.S. for the second time in team history.

Career statistics Scores and results list Mexico's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ovalle goal.

Honours UANL Liga MX Femenil (6): Clausura 2018, Clausura 2019, Apertura 2020, Clausura 2021, Apertura 2022, Apertura 2023 Campeón de Campeonas: 2021, 2023, 2024

Mexico U20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2018

Mexico Pan American Games gold medal: 2023

Individual FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Goal of the tournament: 2018 CONCACAF W Gold Cup Best XI: 2024 FIFA Marta Award: 2025