Ana Mendoza (footballer)

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

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UNAM (2021–present)

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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Mexico U-20

References

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  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.
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