Annika Paz

Annika Paz
Personal information
Date of birth (2008-11-16) 16 November 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Pilar, Argentina
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sassuolo (on loan from Inter Milan)
Youth career
2021–2024 River Plate
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 River Plate
2026– Inter Milan 3 (0)
2026– → Sassuolo (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2024–2025 Argentina U17
2024– Argentina U20
2025– Argentina 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:31, 5 October 2026 (UTC)

Annika Paz (born 16 November 2008) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Sassuolo, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Argentina national team.

Club career

Paz got interested in football through her father and brother at home, and started playing with her brother's team in a local league.

In 2021, at the age of 13, Paz tried out for and was selected to join the River Plate girls youth team. Progressing on to the senior team in 2024, she made her first team debut at age 15 and on 30 November 2024, she scored her first goal, in a victory against Belgrano.

On 27 January 2026, Paz arrived in Italy, joining Inter Milan. In September 2026, she was sent on a one-year loan to Sassuolo.

International career

Paz has been a recurring figure in Argentina's youth national teams. She captained the under-17 team that competed in the South American U-17 Championship in Paraguay in March 2024, and subsequently was part of the under-20 squad in the South American Under-20 Championship in Ecuador later that year, a tournament in which Argentina qualified for the U-20 World Cup after 12 years, although Paz was ultimately not called up to participate.

On 28 October 2025, Paz made her debut for the senior national team, during a 2025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League match against Uruguay, in which she scored the goal that made it 2–2. With this goal, she became the youngest scorer for the South American national team at the age of 16.

Paz was included in the Argentina squad for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Argentina's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paz goal.
List of international goals scored by Annika Paz
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
128 October 2025Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay Uruguay2–22–22025–26 CONMEBOL Women's Nations League

Honours

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Liga de Naciones. Quién es Annika Paz, la jugadora de 16 años que debutó con gol en la selección" (in Spanish). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Quién es Annika Paz, la heroína que le dio el empate a Argentina en Uruguay" (in Spanish). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 "ANNIKA PAZ È UNA NUOVA GIOCATRICE DELL'INTER" (in Italian). 27 January 2026. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  4. ↑ "Annika Paz to Sassuolo". www.inter.it. Retrieved 5 October 2026.
  5. ↑ "Quién es Annika Paz, la heroína que le dio el empate a Argentina en Uruguay". DeporTV. 29 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Squad lists confirmed for Poland 2026". FIFA. 29 August 2026. Retrieved 16 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "The Poland 2026 award winners". fifa.com. 27 September 2026. Retrieved 28 September 2026.