Ana Mendoza

Ana Mendoza González (born 7 August 2005) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side UNAM and the Mexico women's national football team.

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.

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.

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.

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. She subsequently made her debut with the senior national team on 29 October 2024 during the match against Thailand.

Career statistics

Club

Honours Mexico U-20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2023

Mexico U23 Central American and Caribbean Gold Medal: 2026