LOS ANGELES, Calif. --- Women's soccer alum and Big West Offensive Player of the Year Scarlett Camberos signed with NWSL side Angel City FC Wednesday morning.
Angel City FC News Release
The 2022 grad returns to Southern California after spending two seasons in Mexico's LigaMX playing for Club America following her graduation from UCI where she played with fellow alums Kiana Palacios and Janelly Farias.
In two seasons, she played 41 matches scoring 18 times for the club that reached the league final in their most recent season. Camberos has also trained and played recently with the Mexican National Team in friendlies. One game came against Angel City FC back in August in a friendly scoring a goal in the match. Now she joins the NWSL squad that is one game into its 2023 season.
Camberos starred for the Anteaters in her senior season winning multiple awards in 2021 while scoring 13 goals, three game-winning goals, two hat tricks, and seven assists finishing with one of the top-three scoring seasons in program history. In 57 career matches from 2018-21 finishing with 17 goals, 10 assists, and 44 points.
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Damian Calhoun of the Orange County Register reported on Camberos' move Wednesday morning noting an agreement between Club America and Angel City FC citing player safety from online threats from an individual leading to Camberos' leave from the club.
"I'm super excited to join Angel City," Camberos said in a statement. "It has always been a goal of mine to play in the NWSL. It's their second year in the league, and there is still a lot of story to write with this new club. I love the fans, the environment, and I'm glad that my family has the opportunity to watch me play in the wonderful city of Los Angeles."
Last season, in one of its initiatives, Angel City became the first professional soccer team in the U.S. to protect its social media channels from "online bullying, including abusive, racist, or derogatory language."
Camberos will wear jersey No. 15 for Angel City FC
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