Genoveva Añonma

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Genoveva Añonma
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Añonma in May 2012
Personal information
Full name Genoveva Añonma Nze
Date of birth (1989-04-19) 19 April 1989 (age 35)[1][2]
Place of birth Cogo,[3] Equatorial Guinea
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Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Águilas Verdes de Malabo
2006–2007 Mamelodi Sundowns
2009–2011 Jena 50 (37)
2011–2015 Turbine Potsdam 79 (60)
2015 Portland Thorns 12 (1)
International career
2002– Equatorial Guinea 32 (18)
Equatorial Guinea B
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Genoveva Añonma Nze, also known as Ayo,[4] (born 19 April 1989) is an Equatoguinean footballer who played as a Striker for Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and captains the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

Añonma played in her country and South Africa before signing for Bundesliga team USV Jena in 2009.[2] She was the team's top scorer in both seasons she spent in Jena. Following the 2011 World Cup she signed for defending champions Turbine Potsdam. She became the first foreigner to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award when she scored 22 goals in the 2011–12 season.[5] In 2012, she was named African Women Footballer of the Year.[6]

On 24 February 2015, it was announced that Añonma signed for the Portland Thorns for the 2015 National Women's Soccer League season.[4][7]

She was waived by Portland Thorns FC in October 2015.[8]

International career

Añonma was part of the Equatorial Guinea football team that won the 2008 African Women's Championship at home and finished runners up in South Africa two years later. After the 2010 African Women's Championship final, Añonma and two other Equatoguinean players had been accused of being male by opponents.[9] Añonma rejected the allegations and was shown by a gender test to be female.[10][11] She played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring Equatorial Guinea's only two goals in the tournament.[12] She was included in the All-Star Team, becoming the first African player to earn this distinction. She won a second African Women's Championship in 2012 again at home, finishing the tournament as the leading goal scorer.

References

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