Ana Mendoza (footballer)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is González.
Ana Mendoza
Personal information
Full name Ana Mendoza González
Date of birth (2005-08-07) 7 August 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico, Mexico
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) centre-back
Team information
Current team
 UNAM
Number 3
Youth career
2021–2022 UNAM
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– UNAM 63 (1)
International career
2022 Mexico U-17 3 (0)
2023–2024 Mexico U-20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2024

Ana Mendoza González (born 7 August 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM.[1]

Club career

UNAM (2021–present)

Mendoza is a product of Club Universidad Nacional (also known as Pumas or UNAM) youth academy, having being part of Pumas's U-17 and U-18 teams from 2021 to 2022, and winning the Liga MX Femenil U-18 Apertura 2022 championship with the U-18 side.[2]

Mendoza professional debut with Pumas came at the age of 17 and while she was still part of the U-18 side, when she called for a 15 August 2022 league match against Santos Laguna as part of the Apertura 2022 tournament, in which she was part of the starting line-up. Mendoza played a total of 3 games with Pumas' first-team during the Apertura 2022 before being promoted full-time to the first-team ahead of the Clausura 2023 tournament.[3][4]

International career

Mendoza was part of the Mexico U-17 side that participated at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, being part of the starting lineup in all three group-stage games that Mexico played.[5][3] She was also part of the Mexico U-20 team that won 2023 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and that participated at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6][7]

On 18 October 2024, Mendoza was named for the first time to the senior Mexico women's national football team by manager Pedro López for friendly matches against Venezuela and Thailand.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 October 2024[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals
UNAM 2022–23 Liga MX Femenil 16 0 16 0
2023–24 37 0 37 0
2024–25 10 1 10 1
Total 63 1 63 0
Career total 63 1 63 1

Honours

Mexico U-20

References

  1. ^ "Plantel del Club Universidad Nacional". Liga MX Femenil. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  2. ^ OnceDiario. "Campeón con garra". www.oncediario.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  3. ^ a b c García, Alejandra (2023-01-19). "Tres sueños cumplidos". Gaceta UNAM (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  4. ^ "Acerca de Ana Mendoza". pumas.mx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  5. ^ "Squad List: FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup India 2022" (PDF). FIFA. 4 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Selección Mexicana Sub 20 Femenil da conocer convocatoria para Mundial | TUDN Selección MX | TUDN". www.tudn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.
  7. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Nacional de México Femenil Sub-20 para el Campeonato de la Concacaf". miseleccion.mx (in Spanish). 21 May 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  8. ^ Uzeta, Karla (2024-10-19). "Pedro López tiene a sus convocadas para los juegos amistosos de la selección mexicana femenil". ESTO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-22.