First performance of Mexican midfielder Nayeli Rangel with Sporting de Huelva

The Federative Fields of La Orden (Huelva) saw the performance of Mexican midfielder Nayeli Rangel for the first time, who enjoyed her first minutes as a player of Sporting de Huelva on Sunday.

Nayeli Rangel starts in a victory for Sporting de Huelva

Nayeli Rangel started as a starter in her new team's 3-2 victory against UD Tacuense in the fifteenth round of the Iberdrola Women's Football League.

Coach Antonio Toledo's confidence in the winter signings

Antonio Toledo showed his full confidence in the three winter signings by including Nayeli Rangel, Finnish player Jenny Dannielsson, and Romanian player Laura Rus in his first lineup of 2017.

The three players are expected to lead the growth of the team

The three players are expected to lead the growth of the team from Huelva, winners of the Queen's Cup in 2015 and aspiring to repeat their conquest in the tournament that will conclude the current season.

Nayeli Rangel, the "star" of the team

With that purpose, the talented Mexican player landed in Spain, praised by the club's directors as the "star" of the team. The player's agent, Arkaitz Coca, also contributed to raising the expectations placed on the captain of the Mexican national team by defining her, at 24 years old, as a "candidate to be a top-10 player in the world in the coming years".

The media attention surrounding Nayeli Rangel

The new Sporting de Huelva player, Nayeli Rangel, who participated in the 2011 Germany and 2015 Canada World Cups with her national team, is a celebrity in Mexico. She was presented this week with honors in the Salón Rojo of the Casa Colón.

Antonio Toledo highlights her experience and winning mentality

During the event, coach Antonio Toledo highlighted her "experience, character, and winning ambition". She already demonstrated these qualities in her debut with the white and blue jersey.

Nayeli Rangel realizes her dream of playing in this league

With the number 11 on her back, Rangel made her dream come true "to play in this league that is increasingly heard abroad".

Contribution in the first match of 2017

However, her contribution in the first match of 2017 was overshadowed by the brace of Romanian player Laura Rus.

Laura Rus leads Sporting de Huelva to victory

In her return to Huelva, the forward led Sporting de Huelva to victory with two goals.

UD Tacuense's reaction was not enough

After the initial goal by Cristina Martín-Prieto, the Romanian player extended the lead to three goals for the home team.

Victory in Nayeli Rangel's first match

The UD Tacuense, last place in the Iberdrola League, reacted in the second half but the goals by Patricia Ojeda 'Pachu' -with a long-range free-kick- and Nisa Pérez were not enough.

Thus, Nayeli Rangel's first match with Sporting de Huelva ended with a victory (3-2).