Genoveva Añonma

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Genoveva Añonma
Genoveva Añonma 2012 2.jpg
Añonma in May 2012
Personal information
Full name Genoveva Añonma Nze
Date of birth (1987-10-12) 12 October 1987 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Turbine Potsdam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2005 Águilas Verdes de Malabo
2006–2007 Mamelodi Sundowns
2009–2011 Jena 50 (37)
2011– Turbine Postdam 21 (22)
National team
2002–[2] Equatorial Guinea 32 (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 [edit]

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
  3. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Australia 3:2 (1:1) Equatorial Guinea - Report". FIFA.com. Retrieved 2011-07-10. 
  4. ^ [3][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 [edit]

1. FFC Turbine Potsdam – current squad


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