A new round of female members from the Mexican National Team will soon be making their way to the Spanish league.
The first was announced earlier today when Albacete Femenino confirmed that Annia Mejia, a defender for the Women’s Mexican National Team, will be joining the team next season.
Annia Mejia, nueva jugadora del Fundación Albacete
Nuestra nueva defensa es internacional absoluta por México
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— Fundación Albacete Femenino (@FundaAlbaFem) July 4, 2018
The 22-year-old player, who was born in the United States and of Mexican descent from her mother’s side, joins the Spanish team after playing at UC Berkeley. Mejia played for Mexico in the 2015 CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship and represented the country in the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup.
She becomes part of group of El Tri women currently playing in Liga Iberdrola: Charlyn Corral (Levante), Kenti Robles (Atlético de Madrid) and Pamela Tajonar (Barcelona).