Evelyn Nwabuoku

Evelyn Nwabuoku (born 14 November 1985) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for En Avant de Guingamp in the French Division 1 Féminine and the Nigeria women's national football team and she is the captain of the national side. Nwabuoku played previously for BIIK Kazygurt in the Kazakhstani women's football championship and both Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels in the Nigerian Women's Championship.

Evelyn Nwabuoku
Personal information
Full name Evelyn Chiedu Nwabuoku[1]
Date of birth (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985[1]
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guingamp
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bayelsa Queens
??–2015 Rivers Angels
2015 BIIK Kazygurt
2016 Östersunds DFF
2016– Guingamp
International career‡
Nigeria 42[2] (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:19, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Club career

Nwabuoku played in the Nigerian Women's Championship for Bayelsa Queens and Rivers Angels before moving to BIIK Kazygurt of the Kazakhstani women's football championship in 2015.[3] She subsequently moved to French side En Avant de Guingamp, where she joined up with her sister, and fellow Nigerian international Desire Oparanozie. She helped Nwabuoku with the initial language difficulties and to settle in the area. Nwabuoku made her debut in the victory against league favourites FCF Juvisy, and praised the atmosphere in the Fred-Aubert Stadium.[4]

International career

She captained the Nigeria women's national football team, nicknamed the "Super Falcons", at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the 2014 African Women's Championship winning the latter. Nwabuoku said that becoming the captain was "amazing", and that "There is nothing as great as representing and defending the pride of your country." However, she added that the team had underperformed in the previous few years and were looking to improve at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] She was also part of the squad at the 2012 African Women's Championship.[3][5]

Honours

Club

Rivers Angels

International

Nigeria

References
  1. "List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Biik Kazygurt sign Evelyn Nwabuoku from Rivers Angels". Goal.com. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  4. Shittu, Ibtoye. "INTERVIEW: Nwabuoku speaks on the development of female football". Naij. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  5. "Okon picks Oshoala, Nwabuoku, 21 others for World Cup". The NFF. 27 May 2015.


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