Michaela Abam
Abam with Real Betis in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Houston, Texas, United States | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Texas Rush | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | West Virginia Mountaineers | 95 | (42) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Sky Blue FC | 4 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Paris FC | 10 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Real Betis | 20 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Houston Dash | 19 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | United States U17 | ||
2018– | Cameroon | 6 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 17 July 2022 (UTC) |
Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (born 12 June 1997) is an American-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Cameroon national team.[2] She previously played for Real Betis in the Spanish Primera División, Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine, Sky Blue FC, and West Virginia University.[3]
College career
West Virginia University, 2014–2017
Abam played in a school record 95 games for the Mountaineers, scoring 42 goals and 16 assists. In 2017, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over the University of North Carolina in the College Cup semi-final, leading WVU to their first-everCollege Cup Final.[4]
Club career
Sky Blue FC, 2018
Abam was selected by Sky Blue FC as the 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[5] In March she was named to the final roster for the 2018 season.[6] After only appearing in 4 games for Sky Blue, she was released by the team on July 25.[7]
Paris FC, 2018–2019
On August 1, 2018 Abam signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine in France.[8]
Real Betis, 2019–2020
In August 2019, Abam signed for Spanish Primera División team Real Betis.
Houston Dash, 2021–2022
In August 2021, Abam signed for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.[9] Her first appearance was on August 13, 2021 against the Washington Spirit were she scored a goal to give tie the game 2–2, which ended up being the final result of the game.[10]
International career
Abam made her senior debut for Cameroon on 12 November 2018 in a 7–0 friendly win against Zambia, scoring twice.[11] Then, she was called up to compete at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, but did not make any appearance by problems with her Cameroonian passport.[12] In May 2019, she was named for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
12 November 2018 | Stade Municipal (Bingerville), Abidjan, Ivory Coast | 5–0 |
7–0 | Friendly | |
2 |
7–0
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References
- ^ "WVU Commencement Program" (PDF). West Virginia University Graduation. p. 31.
- ^ "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "MICHAELA ABAM". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Michaela Abam goal advances WVU to College Cup final". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "NWSL draft results: All the picks from all 4 rounds". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC announces official 2018 season roster". 19 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Wednesday Roundup: Sky Blue FC waive Thaisa and Michaela Abam". 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ houstondynamofc. "Michaela Abam becomes first player from Dynamo | Dash Youth Club to sign with Houston Dash | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cameroon hammer Zambia 7–0 in final pre-AWCON friendly". Footy-GHANA.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ "Fécafoot : Michaela Abam, une négligence coupable" (in French). Camfoot.com.
External links
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Cameroon through descent
- Cameroonian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Paris FC (women) players
- Real Betis Féminas players
- Division 1 Féminine players
- Primera División (women) players
- Cameroon women's international footballers
- 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Cameroonian expatriate women's footballers
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate women's footballers in France
- Cameroonian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from Houston
- African-American women's soccer players
- American people of Cameroonian descent
- West Virginia Mountaineers women's soccer players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC draft picks
- National Women's Soccer League players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Houston Dash players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in France
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American women