Ernestina Abambila

Ernestina Abambila
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Takoradi, Ghana
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 ETO FC Győr
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)
2021–2023 UKS SMS Łódź 42 (2)
2023–2024 Hakkarigücü 29 (2)
2024– ETO FC Győr 1 (0)
International career
2014 Ghana U17 11 (2)
2016–2018 Ghana U20 10 (3)
2017– Ghana 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2024

Ernestina Abambila (born 30 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder for Női NB I club ETO FC Győr. Abambila is the first Ghanaian to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She made her senior international debut for the Ghana national team against France in 2017 at the age of 18.

Club career

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

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]

Honours

FC Minsk

UKS SMS Łódź

See also

References

  1. ^ Ghana Soccer Net (25 July 2016). "Ghana star Ernestina Abambila signs for Youngstown State". Ghana Soccer Net. Ghana Soccer Net. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Fifa. "Ernestina ABAMBILA". Fifa. Fifa. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Mistrzynie Polski z TME SMS Łódź podsumowały sezon. Kto został MVP?". dzienniklodzki.pl (in Polish). 6 June 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  5. ^ "UKS SMS Łódź zdobywcą Pucharu Polski kobiet". 90minut.pl (in Polish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.


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