Ernestina Abambila
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 December 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Takoradi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | UKS SMS Łódź | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Mississippi Valley State | 14 | (4) |
| 2016 | Youngstown State | 22 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | FC Minsk | 18 | (10) |
| 2018 | Aris Thessaloniki FC | ||
| 2019 | Assi IF | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | Sporting Club de Huelva | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– 2021 | Medyk Konin | 21 | (3) |
| 2021 | UKS SMS Łódź | ||
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Ghana U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Ghana U20 | 10 | (3) |
| 2017– | Ghana | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ernestina Abambila (born 30 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder for UKS SMS Łódź in the Polish women's Ekstraliga. Abambila is the first Ghanaian to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She made her senior international debut for the Ghana women's national football team against France in 2017 at the age of 18.
Club Performance[edit]
In 2016, Abambila signed a two-year contract with Youngstown State.[1] Abambila began her professional career after finishing university. She signed for Belarusian Premier League (women) side FC Minsk. She became the first Ghanaian to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League when FC Minsk beat Ljubljana in the group stage of the 2017-18 UEFA Women's Champions League.[2]
International career[edit]
Abambila had her FIFA debut at the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup hosted by Costa Rica in 2014. Her debut game was against North Korea that ended 2–0 to Ghana.[3]
Honors[edit]
Club[edit]
FC Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League (women) winner 2017
- Belarusian Women's Cup winner 2017
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Ghana Soccer Net (25 July 2016). "Ghana star Ernestina Abambila signs for Youngstown State". Ghana Soccer Net. Ghana Soccer Net. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
- ^ "Ernestina Abambila scored her first UCL goal as ZFK Minsk walloped Ljubiljana 5:0 - Spice FM". spicefmonline.com. Archived from the original on 8 February 2018.
- ^ Fifa. "Ernestina ABAMBILA". Fifa. Fifa. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
External links[edit]
- Ernestina Abambila at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Women's association football midfielders
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- Ghana women's international footballers
- Mississippi Valley State Devilettes soccer players
- Youngstown State Penguins women's soccer players
- FC Minsk (women) players
- Liga F players
- Sporting de Huelva players
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belarus
- Expatriate women's footballers in Belarus
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate women's footballers in Greece
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Poland
- KKPK Medyk Konin players
- Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
- Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players
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- Ghanaian women's football biography stubs