Ana Tejada Jiménez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a centre back or defensive midfielder for the Utah Royals of the National Women's Soccer League and the Spain national team.
At just 16 years old, she was the youngest active player in Spain’s top division when Logroño earned promotion in 2018.
She won both the UEFA Women’s Under-17 Championship and the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2018, later adding the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup to her collection.
She grew up in Lumbreras, a small village in La Rioja, proving that top-level football talent can come from even the smallest communities.
At just 16, she captained Logroño in a league match, showing leadership well beyond her years.
She was named in the UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship 'Team of the Tournament' in both 2018 and 2019, highlighting her consistency on the international stage.
When she got the transfer call, all she knew was that Utah had mountains and cold weather.
Since there are multiple Anas on the team, she goes by "Bea" to avoid confusion.
She likes drawing as it helps her relax.
Her game day meal includes a sandwich and a coffee.
She spends one or two hours drawing on a game day to help her not think about football.
She works with a psychologists who gives her exercises to do on a game day to help her concentrate.
She prefers sweet over salty.
She is a cat person, even has her own cat.
She prefers mountains over beaches.
She considers herself a morning person.
Her favorite color is yellow.
She has one younger brother.
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup | 1× |
UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship | 1× |
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | 1× |
Year | Club | AP | GL |
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2024
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present
|
Utah Royals | 18 | 2 |
2019
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2024
|
Real Sociedad | 108 | 1 |
2017
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2019
|
DUX Logroño | 24 | 1 |
International Stats | |||
2022
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present
|
Spain | 2 | 0 |
2021
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2023
|
Spain U23 | 7 | 0 |
2022
-
|
Spain U20 | 6 | 0 |
2019
-
|
Spain U19 | 4 | 0 |
2017
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2019
|
Spain U17 | 18 | 0 |