Ana Mendoza (footballer)
Mexican footballer (born 2005)
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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] and the Mexico women's national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ana Mendoza González | ||
| Date of birth | 7 August 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Tepotzotlán, State of Mexico, Mexico | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UNAM | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2021–2022 | UNAM | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | UNAM | 115 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2022 | Mexico U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Mexico U-20 | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Mexico | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 January 2026 | |||
Club career
UNAM (2021–2022
Mendoza is a product of Club Universidad Nacional (also known as Pumas or UNAM) youth academy, having been 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] She subsequently made her debut with the senior national team on 29 October 2024 during the match against Thailand.[9]
Career statistics
Honours
Mexico U-20