Henriette Akaba

Henriette Michèle Akaba Edoa (born 7 June 1992), shortly Henriette Akaba,[1] or Michèle Akaba,[2] is a Cameroonian women's football forward. She Currently plays in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyespor. She has played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Beşiktaş J.K. with jersey number 18.[3] She is a member of the Cameroon women's national footballteam.[4][5] Akaba is 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) tall.[6]

Henriette Akaba

HenrietteAkaba playing for Cameroon national team (July 2015)
Personal information
Full name	Henriette Michèle Akaba Edoa
Date of birth	7 June 1992
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Ataşehir Belediyespor
Youth career
	Amazone FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Lorient Yaoundé
2010	Bangkokthonburi SC
2010–2011	Canon Yaoundé
2011	Louves Minproff
2012	FC Energy Voronezh
2012–	Lorema FC
2015–2017	Trabzon İdmanocağı	30	(11)
2018	Ataşehir Belediyespor	11	(8)
2018	Beşiktaş J.K.	6	(2)
2020	FC Minsk	5	(2)
2021-	Ataşehir Belediyespor	0	(0)
National team^‡
	Cameroon	34	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 21 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:05, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Player career

Club

Henriette Akaba of Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2017–18 Turkish Women's First League

Henriette Akaba playing for Trabzon İdmanocagı in the 2015–16 season's away match against Kireçburnu Spor.

Henriette Akaba (white/black) of Beşiktaş J.K. in the 2018–19 Turkish Women's First League's home match against Amed S.K..

Akaba began her football career with Amazone FC in her hometown in Cameroon. In Spring 2008, she went to the rival Lorient FC Yaoundé, where she debuted as a senior player in the Ligue 2. After two and half years, she moved to Thailand in Spring 2010 to play for Bangkokthonburi SC in the Thailandish Women's First League. After one year, she returned home, and signed with Canon Yaoundé. In November 2011, Akaba joined Louves Minproff de Yaoundé.[7] In Spring 2012, she moved to Russia to play for FC Energy Voronezh in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. After only a half year, she returned to her country in June 2012, and joined Lorema FC Filles De Yaoundé.[2]

End 2015, Akaba moved to Turkey, and was transferred on 4 December by Trabzon İdmanocağı, which competes in the Women's First League.[8] She scored already one goal for her new team in the home match against Kireçburnu Spor two days later.[3]

In October 2017, Akaba signed a two-year contract with the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor effective 2 January 2018.[2] She participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. She scored one goal each in all three matches she played.[9][10][11] In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K..[12]

International goals

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Scored
Ataşehir Beledyespor
August 7, 2018	III. Kerületi TVE Stadion, Budapest, Hungary	SK Slavia Praha	2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League	L 2–7	1[9]
August 10, 2018	Hidegkúti Nándor Stadion, Budapest, Hungary	MTK Hungária FC		D 2–2	1[10]
August 13, 2018	III. Kerületi TVE Stadion, Budapest, Hungary	KFF Mitrovica		W 6–1	1[11]

International

Akaba is a member of the Cameroon women's national football team, nicknamed the "Indomitable Lionesses".[2] She took part in four matches of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C.[7][6] She capped 30 times for the national team.[2]

Career statistics

As of match played December 23, 2018.

Club	Season	League			Continental		National		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Trabzon İdmanocağı	2015–16	First League	12	4	–	–			12	4
	2016–17	First League	18	7	–	–			18	7
	Total		30	11	–	–			30	11
Ataşehir Belediyespor	2017–18	First League	11	8	–	–	0	0	11	8
	2018–19	First League	0	0	3	3	0	0	3	3
	Total		11	8	3	3			14	11
Beşiktaş J.K.	2018–19	First League	6	2	-	-			6	2
	Total		6	2	-	-			6	2
Career total			47	21	3	3			50	24

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League

Trabzon İdmanocağı (women)

Third places (1): 2015–16

Ataşehir Belediyespor

Winners (1): 2017–18

References

1. "Squad list" (PDF). Fifa.com. Retrieved 17 June 2015.
2. Mbuye, Basil K (2017-10-20). "Michèle Akaba Joins Atasehir Belediyesi". Sports24 Cameroon. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
3. "Kadınlar 1.Ligi Trabzon İdmanocağı 2–0 Kireçburnu" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
4. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
5. "[Update] Urgent, Cameroun 1–1 Republique Sud Africaine: Des lionnes timides d'entrée". Camer Sport (in French). 2015-09-07. Retrieved 2015-12-11.
6. "FIFA Women's World Cup Canada 2015 – List of Players – Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
7. "2015 Women's World Cup: Group C preview". Give Me Sport. Retrieved 2018-01-21.
8. "Oyuncular Futbolcular:- Henriette Michele Akaba Edoa" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
9. "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 07/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Slavia Praha 7–2 Ataşehir". UEFA. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
10. "Hidegkúti Nándor – Budapest 10/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 Ataşehir (TUR) 2–2 MTK Hungária (HUN)". UEFA. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
11. "III. Kerületi TVE – Budapest 13/08/2018 Qualifying – Group 4 – KFF Mitrovica (KOS) 1–6 Ataşehir (TUR)". UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
12. "Ataşehir Belediyespor 0–2 Beşiktaş A.Ş." (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

External links

• Henriette Akaba at Soccerway