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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