| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Annia Stephany Mejía Alcaraz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1996[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bloomington, California, United States[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Juárez | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | California Golden Bears | 57 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Fundación Albacete | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Monterrey | 50 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Tijuana | 36 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Pachuca | 33 | (0) |
| 2023– | Juárez | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | United States U-20 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Mexico U-20 | 8 | (0) |
| 2016–[1] | Mexico | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 February 2017 | |||
Annia Stephany Mejía Alcaraz (born March 12, 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side FC Juárez. Born and raised in the United States to a Mexican mother and a Honduran father, Mejia represents the Mexico women's national team at the international level.
International career
Mejía's father attempted her to represent his homeland Honduras, but contacts with the local federation and one of its women's national team players were unsuccessful.[4]
Mejía represented her mother's homeland Mexico at the 2015 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship and the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She made her senior debut on 26 January 2016.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Las defensas de la SNM Femenil que participan en el Preolímpico de la CONCACAF" (in Spanish). MiSeleccion.mx. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Annia Mejía" (in Spanish). LIGA MX Femenil.
- ^ "Annia Mejia - 2016 W Soccer Roster". CalBears.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Bu, Allan (15 December 2015). "Annia, la futbolista mexicana que pudo jugar con Honduras". Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links
- Annia Mejía – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Annia Mejía at Soccerway
- Annia Mejía at La Preferente (in Spanish)
- Annia Stephany Mejía at Liga MX Femenil (archive) (in Spanish)
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