Ana Lucía Martínez Maldonado (born 8 January 1990) is a Guatemalan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club Monterrey and captains the Guatemala women's national team.
[5] After hitting nine goals in her first season she moved to Madrid-based Primera División club Rayo Vallecano,[6] then signed for Sporting Huelva a year later.
At age 14 she made her debut in the National Women's League in Guatemala, playing only one tournament with the "Municipal" team.
In 2009 the first challenges began, having to combine sports with university studies, "Analu" studied chemical engineering at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala and despite the difficulties of absence from classes for trips with the national team, she was able to finish her career in 5 years, achieving graduation in the following two years.
With her participation in the national team she manages to open the first opportunity to play abroad and decides to take the risk and travel to Houston Texas, to perform some tests with the team in 2014, despite not getting a professional contract, the club gives you the opportunity to train with them for 3 months and be part of the club as a reserve player.
"Analu" takes advantage of her stay in Huelva, carries out Master's studies in economics, Finance and Computing with a specialty in Marketing and Big Data and those that end in November 2017.
"Analu" after several days of uncertainty, eventually signed for Madrid Club de Fútbol Femenino in 2018,[11][12] which has one of the best quarry of women's football in Spain.