Princella Adubea

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Princella Adubea
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Techiman, Ghana
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2019 Ampem Darkoa Ladies
2019–2020 Sporting de Huelva 20 (1)
2020– 32 (4)
National team
Ghana
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2022

Princella Adubea (born 27 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish and the Ghana women's national football team. She represented Ghana at the U20 level at two World Cups in 2016 and 2018. She previously played for Sporting de Huelva.[2][3]

Club career[]

Adubea started her career with Techiman-based club Ampem Darkoa Ladies in 2014. In 2016, she led the club to their maiden Ghana Women's Premier League for the 2015–16 season after defeating the defending champions Hasaacas Ladies by a lone goal in the championship final. She scored 19 goals in 11 matches to emerge as the top goal scorer of the season.[4][5] She also ended the season as the top goal scorer in the 2016 Ghana Women's FA Cup.[6] She won the SWAG Female footballer of the year beating off competition from Elizabeth Addo and Sandra Owusu-Ansah.[7][8]

She helped the club to retain their Premier League title by scoring the lone goal in the Championship final at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium against Lady Strikers.[9] She scored 16 goals to also retain her top scorer award and win it in two consecutive seasons.[10][9]

Honours[]

Ampem Darkoa

Ghana

Individual

  • SWAG Female footballer of the Year: 2016,[7] 2017[15]
  • African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Top goal scorer: 2018
  • Ghana Women's FA Cup Top goal scorer: 2016[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Princella Adubea at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Adubea: Ghana striker joins Equatorial Guinea's Olanrewaju at Racing Santander | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Princella Adubea - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ^ Owusu, Benedict. "Priscilla Adubea wins top scorer award in National Women's League". Modern Ghana. My Joy Online - Joy Sports. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Princella Adubea Aims Higher in Her Career". News Ghana. Ghana News Agency. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ a b "Prisons Ladies beat Police to lift Sanford Women's FA Cup trophy". Ghana Football Association. Retrieved 17 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ a b "42ND SWAG AWARDS: Priscilla Adubea wins Female Footballer of the Year". GhanaSoccernet. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  8. ^ Okine, Sammy Heywood (22 June 2015). "List Of Nominees & Winners For The 42nd MTN Swag Awards". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ a b c "Ampem Darkoa beat Lady Strikers 1-0 to retain National Women's League title". GhanaSoccernet. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  10. ^ Darkwah, Frank (20 September 2017). "Ampem Darkoa Ladies to play Lady Strikers in NWL finals on October 7". Ghana Sports Online. Retrieved 19 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ "Ampem Darkoa beat Hasaacas Ladies to win league". www.pulse.com.gh. 4 September 2016.
  12. ^ "Ampem Darkoa Ladies win Super Cup after beating Police Ladies 2-0". GhanaWeb. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Ampem Darkoa retain Women's Super Cup". Ghana Football Association. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Ahmadu, Samuel (10 March 2020). "Ghana 3–1 Kenya: Addo at the double as Black Queens silence Harambee Starlets". Goal. Retrieved 18 October 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ a b "Priscilla Adubea: Ampem Darkoaa striker is 2017 SWAG Female Footballer of the Year". GhanaSoccernet. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  16. ^ "PHOTOS: National Women's Championship final between Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoah Ladies". GhanaSoccernet.

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