Charlène Meyong | |
Fullname: | Charlène Iverna Meyong Menene[1] |
Birth Date: | 1998 11, df=y |
Birth Place: | Cameroon |
Height: | 1.70m[2] |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | London City Lionesses |
Clubnumber: | 13 |
Years1: | 20??–2021 |
Clubs1: | Louves Minproff |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Meizhou Hakka |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2022–2024 |
Clubs3: | Reims |
Caps3: | 26 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | London City Lionesses |
Caps4: | 5 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2018– |
Nationalteam1: | Cameroon |
Nationalcaps1: | 18 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 15 September 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 20 September 2021 |
Charlène Iverna Meyong Menene (born 19 November 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Championship club London City Lionesses[3] and the Cameroon women's national team. She represented her country at the 2018 CAF Africa Women's Cup of Nations and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Meyong began her footballing career at Cameroonian side Louves Minproff. On 4 March 2021 it was announced that she had joined Chinese Women's Super League side Meizhou Hakka on a one-year contract alongside Nigerian footballer Chinwendu Ihezuo ahead of the 2021 league season.
At the 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship, Meyong was part of the Cameroon side which finished second at the tournament after losing 2–1 in the final to hosts South Africa. Meyong scored one goal at the competition.She was subsequently selected as part of the Cameroon squad for the 2018 Africa Women's Cup of Nations at which Cameroon finished in third place following semifinal defeat to Nigeria. Meyong made five appearances at the competition.
In 2019 she appeared twice at the FIFA Women's World Cup in matches against Netherlands and Canada.