Ana María Catalá
Personal information
Full name Ana María Catalá Fernández
Date of birth (1993-07-20) 20 July 1993
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Rayo Vallecano
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2016 Rayo Vallecano 87 (4)
2016–2020 Madrid CFF 61 (0)
2020– Rayo Vallecano 10 (0)
International career
2009–2010 Spain U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:34, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

Ana María Catalá Fernández (born 20 July 1993), also known as Anama, is a Spanish footballer who plays as a defender for Rayo Vallecano.[1]

Personal life

Catalá initially played football from the age of six during school breaks and has experienced sexism as a female footballer. Outside of her football career, she studies at the School of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences (INEF).[2]

Playing career

Catalá scored the decisive penalty for Spain in the shootout of the 2010 U-17 European Championship final against Ireland.[3]

In June 2020, Madrid CFF announced the departures of 12 players, including Catalá.[4] In October 2020, it was announced that she would join Rayo Vallecano, the club that she had previously left to join Madrid CFF in the summer of 2016.[5]

References

  1. "Anama". Bdfutbol. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  2. Ortiz Ruiz, Lydia (6 November 2018). "Ana María Catalá: "El fútbol masculino está sobrevalorado"" (in Spanish). Mirada21. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  3. Hart, Patrick (26 June 2010). "Birthday girl's winning feeling". UEFA. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  4. Jiménez, Mayca (29 June 2020). "Operación salida en el Madrid CFF: se despiden 12 jugadoras". Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  5. "Ana María Catalá regresa al Rayo Femenino" (in Spanish). Unión Rayo. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2021.


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