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.
| 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 | 42 | (5) |
| 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 | |||
International career
editMejía'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
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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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