Silvia Contreras

Career Club career In 2014, Contreras helped the Baja California representative team win the inaugural Torneo del Sol women's 5v5 tournament in Hermosillo.

After graduating from college, Contreras and her friends started their own Tijuana-based club, Osas Flag Football, with Contreras serving as club president and team captain. In 2018, Cadena Noticias reported that she had won "close to 30 [Baja California] state titles". The following year, she helped the team win the women's flag football championship at the International Bowl in Arlington, Texas, United States. She won another FMFA national title with Baja California in 2022.

In 2024, Contreras was selected by the Dinos de Saltillo ahead of the inaugural LFA Torneo de Flag Football Femenil Profesional, sponsored by the Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional (LFA). She returned for the second LFA tournament in 2025, this time joining the Osas de Monterrey.

In 2026, Contreras helped the Baja California representative team win the inaugural Nacional Élite Flag Football tournament, organized by the FMFA.

International career Contreras earned her first call-up to the Mexico women's national flag football team in 2018. Contreras was called up again for the 2021 IFAF Women's World Championship in Israel. She helped her team reach the final, catching a touchdown pass from Diana Flores in a 31–21 loss to the United States.

The following year, Contreras helped Mexico win the gold medal at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama. She caught three touchdown passes from Flores in a 39–6 blowout win over the United States in the final. Contreras also served as an occasional team captain for the first time during the tournament, She helped Mexico reach the final, catching two touchdown passes from Flores in a 26–21 loss to the United States. The following year, Contreras captained the team at the 2024 IFAF Women's World Championship in Lahti, Finland. She caught two touchdown passes from Flores in a 40–31 win over Japan in the semi-finals. In the final, Contreras recorded a touchdown catch on offense and an interception on an extra point attempt on defense in an eventual 31–18 defeat to the United States.

Ahead of Mexico's gold medal defending campaign at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China, Contreras was described by ESPN Deportes as the "emblematic center, captain, and voice of the team". In an August 2025 interview, Contreras expressed confidence in the Mexican team's prospects, stating that their goal was to win a second World Games gold medal by advancing through the group stage undefeated. She noted that the level of flag football's competitive level had grown in recent years, and that "it [excited her] greatly to be able to see and experience this level of competition." After going undefeated in group stage play, Contreras caught four touchdown passes – including three from Tania Rincón – in a 40–0 win over hosts China in the quarterfinals. She caught another touchdown pass from Rincón in their 25–13 semi-final win over Canada, which marked her team-leading seventh touchdown reception. Mexico went on to defeat the United States in the final, 26–21, to capture the gold medal in a historic title defense. However, Contreras was unable to join the team at the 2025 IFAF Americas Continental Championship in Penonomé, Panama, due to injury.

In May 2026, Contreras played in a friendly against Spain in Las Rozas de Madrid, helping Mexico to a 35–25 win. The friendly was scheduled as the conclusion of a series of joint training sessions between the two teams in an agreement between the respective national federations.

In addition to her role as a center and wide receiver, Contreras has also lined up on the defensive side of the ball.

Personal life In 2013, Contreras received an honorable mention in a sports photography contest sponsored by the Baja California state government; her photo depicted "the roughness of American football". She has sold candies and cookies to help finance her flag football career, which requires frequent trips to Mexico City for national team training camps. Contreras is also a high school flag football coach,

In November 2022, Contreras was inducted into the Paseo de la Fama de Tijuana Innovadora (Tijuana Innovadora Walk of Fame) following her World Games gold medal. In March 2023, she participated in a "Women in Sports" panel at the second annual Gala del Deporte alongside fellow Mexican sportswomen Jackie Nava and Yazmin Jauregui. Contreras was named a Personality of the Year by in 2024.

Contreras featured on the cover of the inaugural issue of Flag Football Nation magazine in January 2024. The magazine described her as "one of the most recognizable names and faces in the sport of women's flag football."