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States Up Podcast: Juana Plata

SAN MARCOS, Texas – In the latest States Up podcast, Texas State soccer player Juana Plata shares about her El Salvadoran culture, what it means to represent El Salvador on its national soccer team, why she chose Texas State after starting her career at Lamar, and more.

Plata is in her first season as a Bobcat after spending the first four seasons of her collegiate career at Lamar. She was an All-Southland First Team selection with the Cardinals in 2019 and played in more than 60 career matches.

A Houston native, Plata played for El Salvador in the 2022 CONCACAF women's championship qualifiers.