Ana María Guzmán

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Zapata.
Ana María Guzmán
Personal information
Full name Ana María Guzmán Zapata
Date of birth (2005-06-11) 11 June 2005
Place of birth Mistrató, Colombia
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Palmeiras
(on loan from Bayern Munich)
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Deportivo Pereira 21 (0)
2023– Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2024 Bayern Munich II 6 (3)
2025 → Utah Royals (loan) 5 (0)
International career‡
2022 Colombia U17 6 (0)
2022 Colombia U20 11 (0)
2023– Colombia 6 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Colombia
Copa América Femenina
Silver medal – second place 2025 Ecuador
Bolivarian Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Valledupar Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 July 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 January 2025

Ana María Guzmán Zapata (born 11 June 2005) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Série A1 club Palmeiras, on loan from Frauen-Bundesliga Bayern Munich and the Colombia national team.

Club career

Guzmán trained as a player at Club Sueños Dorados de Mistrató and at the age of 11, she joined Club Atlético Dosquebradas.[1] In 2022, she began her senior career at Deportivo Pereira.[2]

On 19 September 2023, Guzmán signed a four-year contract with Bayern Munich of the Frauen-Bundesliga.[3]

On 10 January 2025, National Women's Soccer League club Utah Royals added Guzmán to their squad on a one-year loan through the 2025 NWSL season.[4] Guzmán made her NWSL debut on 11 April 2025, coming in as a second-half substitute for Bianca St-Georges in a 1–0 loss to the Portland Thorns.[5] After making 5 appearances for the Royals, Guzmán was recalled from her loan in July 2025.[6]

International career

At the youth level, Guzmán was part of the squad that finished in second place in the 2022 U-17 World Cup.[7] As part of the U-20 squad, she competed in the Bolivarian Games and was part of that team that won the gold medal.[8]

Guzmán was called up to the senior squad for the first time in September 2021.[9] On 4 July 2023, she was added to Colombia's 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup squad.[10][11]

Honours

Colombia U-20

References

  1. ^ "Ana María Guzmán con apenas 15 años y ya es la goleadora histórica del fútbol risaraldense". 26 August 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Ana María Guzmán, una superpoderosa con un futuro brillante". 29 November 2021.
  3. ^ "FCB Women sign top talent Ana María Guzmán". FC Bayern Munich. 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ rsl. "Utah Royals FC Signs FC Bayern Munich Defender Ana María Guzmán On Loan | Utah Royals". rsl. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  5. ^ rsl. "Utah Royals FC Fall To Portland Thorns FC In Return To Sandy | Real Salt Lake". rsl. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Defender Ana María Guzmán Recalled From Loan By FC Bayern Munich". RSL. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Ana María Guzmán: "Ahora hay que seguir el proceso"". Diario AS. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  8. ^ "3–0. Colombia vence a Venezuela y defiende con su oro el título bolivariano" [3–0. Colombia defeats Venezuela and defends the Bolivarian title with its gold] (in Spanish). Swissinfo. 29 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Ana Guzmán, convocada a la mayores de Colombia – El Diario". 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Convocatoria de la Selección Colombia Femenina" [Call for the Colombian Women's National Team] (in Spanish). Colombian Football Federation. 4 July 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Women's World Cup rosters in Australia, New Zealand". ESPN. 5 July 2023.
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