Ana María "Ani" Escribano López (born 2 December 1981) is a Spanish retired

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

. A former

Spain women's national football team The Spain women's national football team ( es, Selección Española de Fútbol Femenina) has represented Spain in international Women's association football, women's football competition since 1980, and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Footb ...

international, she spent 19 years with first club

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...

and one season with ÍBV in Iceland's Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

Club career

In her final season with Barcelona, she captained the team to the league and cup

double A double is a look-alike or doppelgänger; one person or being that resembles another. Double, The Double or Dubble may also refer to: Film and television * Double (filmmaking), someone who substitutes for the credited actor of a character * Th ...

. In September and October 2012 Escribano played in her first

UEFA Women's Champions League The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA. The ...

matches, as Barcelona were thrashed 7–0 by

Arsenal An arsenal is a place where arms and ammunition are made, maintained and repaired, stored, or issued, in any combination, whether privately or publicly owned. Arsenal and armoury (British English) or armory (American English) are mostly ...

over two legs. Escribano left Barcelona after 19 years in May 2013, signing for Icelandic club ÍBV. She scored twice in 12 league appearances for ÍBV. Escribano then decided to return to Spain, playing a season with Sant Vicenç, then joining Fontsanta Fatjó of the Preferente Femenina Catalana.

International career

Escribano was part of the Spanish national team who competed in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifiers.

References

External links

Profile
at

UEFA Union of European Football Associations (UEFA ; french: Union des associations européennes de football; german: Union der europäischen Fußballverbände) is one of six continental bodies of governance in association football. It governs f ...

.com
Ani
BDFutbol Spanish women's footballers Spanish expatriate footballers 1981 births Living people Spain women's international footballers Footballers from Barcelona FC Barcelona Femení players Primera División (women) players Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate women's footballers in Iceland Women's association football central defenders

Ana María Escribano Ana María "Ani" Escribano López (born 2 December 1981) is a Spanish retired women's association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football)#Centre-back, centre back. A former Spain women's national football team intern ...

Sportswomen from Catalonia {{Spain-footy-defender-stub