Mara Gomez, 22, is the first trans woman to have been signed to a professional football team in Argentina amid global debates surrounding trans women’s right to play on league level sporting teams.
Gomez, who previously played for Toronto City, was signed to Las Malvinas FC as a striker and is due to make her professional Argentinian debut on December 5, playing against Lanus FC.
At her previous Argentinian club, Malvines, she made her name as the club’s top goalscorer and a two-time amatuer league champion.Gomez shared a message on social media after her signing: “Today, I am officially a player of the highest category of Argentine soccer.