UC Merced women’s soccer star Trinidad Quiroz has signed with Necaxa Femenil of Liga BBVA MX Femenil. Quiroz is the first Bobcat to sign a contract with the highest level of women’s football in Mexico.
The forward from San Jose, Calif., is a two-time NAIA All-American and she earned All-CCAA First Team honors this past fall following the Bobcats first season in NCAA Division II.
Quiroz played and started 55 games in her three years with the Bobcats and recorded 109 career points with 48 goals and 14 assists. Both her points and goals total rank second in program history. She owns the program-record with 20 game-winning goals.
In 2023, Quiroz broke the California Pacific Conference single-season record with 23 goals. She was named the Cal Pac Player of the Year that season and led the Bobcats to their first ever Cal Pac Tournament Championship and a victory in the NAIA Women's Soccer National Championship Opening Round, also the Bobcats first.
Quiroz was honored as the program’s first NAIA Third Team All-American and first CSC Academic All-American (first team) after her heroic 2023 campaign.
Other awards throughout her career include 2022 NAIA Honorable Mention All-American, 2022 Cal Pac Newcomer of the Year, 2X All-Cal Pac First Team selection, 4X Cal Pac Player of the Week, and CCAA Player of the Week.
As a senior in 2025, Quiroz finished tied for second in the CCAA with seven goals and four game-winning goals on her way to being named All-CCAA First Team. She owned the top spot in the CCAA with 3.5 shots per game and 1.83 shots on goal per game.
Quiroz graduated in December of 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science & Engineering.
