Ana María Guzmán

Ana María Guzmán
Personal information
Full name Ana María Guzmán Zapata
Date of birth (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth Mistrató, Colombia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Utah Royals
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Deportivo Pereira 21 (0)
2023– Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2024 Bayern Munich II 6 (3)
2025–Utah Royals (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2022 Colombia U17 6 (0)
2022 Colombia U20 11 (0)
2023– Colombia 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 January 2025

Ana María Guzmán Zapata (born 11 June 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defender for National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals, on loan from Bayern Munich, and the Colombia women's national team.

Club career

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Guzmán trained as a player at Club Sueños Dorados de Mistrató and at the age of 11, she joined Club Atlético Dosquebradas.[1] In 2022, she began her senior career at Deportivo Pereira.[2]

On 19 September 2023, Guzmán signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich of the Frauen-Bundesliga.[3]

On 10 January 2025, National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals added Guzmán to their squad on a one-year loan through the 2025 NWSL season.[4]

International career

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At the youth level, Guzmán was part of the squad that finished in second place in the 2022 U-17 World Cup.[5] As part of the U-20 squad, she competed in the Bolivarian Games and was part of that team that won the gold medal.[6]

Guzmán was called up to the senior squad for the first time in September 2021.[7] On 4 July 2023, she was added to Colombia's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[8][9]

Honours

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Colombia U-20

References

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  1. ^ "Ana María Guzmán con apenas 15 años y ya es la goleadora histórica del fútbol risaraldense". 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Ana María Guzmán, una superpoderosa con un futuro brillante".
  3. ^ "FCB Women sign top talent Ana María Guzmán". FC Bayern Munich. 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ rsl. "Utah Royals FC Signs FC Bayern Munich Defender Ana María Guzmán On Loan | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Ana María Guzmán: "Ahora hay que seguir el proceso"". Diario AS. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  6. ^ "3–0. Colombia vence a Venezuela y defiende con su oro el título bolivariano" [3–0. Colombia defeats Venezuela and defends the Bolivarian title with its gold] (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Ana Guzmán, convocada a la mayores de Colombia – El Diario". 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina" [Call for the Colombian Women's National Team] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 4 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Women's World Cup rosters in Australia, New Zealand". ESPN. 5 July 2023.
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