Genoveva Añonma

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Genoveva Añonma

Añonma in May 2012
Personal information
Full nameGenoveva Añonma Nze
Date of birth (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987[1]
Place of birthMalabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current clubTurbine Potsdam
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002–2005Águilas Verdes de Malabo
2006–2007Mamelodi Sundowns
2009–2011Jena50(37)
2011–Turbine Postdam21(22)
National team
2002–[2]Equatorial Guinea32(18)
Equatorial Guinea B
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Genoveva Añonma Nze (born 12 October 1987) is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a forward. She played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring Equatorial Guinea's only two goals in the tournament.[3] She was included in the All-Star Team, becoming the first African player to earn this distinction.

Añonma played in her country and South Africa before signing for Bundesliga team USV Jena in 2009. She was the team's top scorer in both seasons she spent in Jena.[4] Following the World Cup she signed for defending champions Turbine Potsdam.

Prior to the World Cup, Añonma and two other Equatoguinean players had been accused of being male by opponents. Añonma rejected the allegations and was shown by a gender test to be female.[5]

She became the first foreigner to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award when she scored 22 goals in the 2011–12 season.[6] In 2012 she was named African Women Footballer of the Year.[7]

References

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  3. ↑ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Australia 3:2 (1:1) Equatorial Guinea - Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  4. ↑ Soccerway
  5. ↑ Brown, Jonathan (2011-06-25). "The Stars of Germany 2011 (that's the women's world cup)". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-05-29. 
  6. ↑ "Women's football: Potsdam wins 4th in a row" (in German). welt.de. 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Genoveva Anonma is African Women's Player of the year" (in German). turbine-potsdam.de. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2012. 

External links

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam – current squad


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