Annia Mejía

Annia Mejía
Personal information
Full name Annia Stephany Mejía Alcaraz[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Bloomington, California, U.S.[2]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3]
Position Centre-back[2]
Team information
Current team
América
Number 23
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)
2019Sporting Gijón (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2021 Monterrey 50 (5)
2021–2022 Tijuana 36 (1)
2022–2023 Pachuca 33 (0)
2023–2025 Juárez 64 (7)
2025– América 11 (0)
International career
2015 United States U-20
2015–2016 Mexico U-20 8 (0)
2016–[1] Mexico 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2025

Annia Stephany Mejía Alcaraz (born 12 March 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Liga MX Femenil side Club América. Born in the United States, she plays for the Mexico national team.

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Annia Mejía" (in Spanish). LIGA MX Femenil.
  3. ^ "Annia Mejia - 2016 W Soccer Roster". CalBears.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  4. ^ Bu, Allan (15 December 2015). "Annia, la futbolista mexicana que pudo jugar con Honduras". Retrieved 28 October 2017.