Clotilde Essiane Explained

Clotilde Essiane aka Junior[1] (born 6 August 1985)[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5e CAN féminine: la sélection equato-guinéenne. 30 October 2006. 3 May 2018. French. RFI.
  2. Web site: Cameroun: Clotilde Essiane : Mains de velours, poings de fer. CAMLIONS.COM. Cameroon: Clotilde Essiane: velvet hands, iron fists. Priscille G.. Moadougou. French. The best female boxer in the 75 kg is also a footballer.. 5 November 2004. 3 May 2018.
  3. Web site: Clotilde "Junior" Essiane. 3 May 2018. LFS. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706040130/http://lastfighterstanding.com/profile/clotilde-junior-essiane/. dead.
  4. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/137315-clotilde-essiane Clotilde Essiane
  5. Web site: Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Women's - Matches (2007). https://web.archive.org/web/20180430114317/http://www.fifa.com/live-scores/teams/country=eqg/women/matches/index.html#year2007. dead. April 30, 2018. FIFA.com.
  6. Web site: DRC referee blows up a storm. 12 March 2007. 3 May 2018. Kushatha. Ndibi.
  7. http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/491204 Clotilde Essiane
  8. Web site: Boxing | Athlete Profile: Clotilde ESSIANE|publisher=Gold Coast 2018 Commowealth Games|accessdate=3 May 2018|archive-date=3 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503111611/https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6026255-clotilde-essiane.htm|url-status=dead}} is a Cameroonian boxer], mixed martial artist and a retired footballer,[2] who currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[3]

    Football career

    Clotilde Essiane
    Birth Date:1985 8, df=yes
    Birth Place:Cameroon[4]
    Position:Centre-forward
    Years1:2004
    Clubs1:TKC
    Goals1:17
    Years2:2006
    Clubs2:Las Vegas
    Nationalyears1:2006–2007
    Nationalteam1:Equatorial Guinea
    Nationalgoals1:5

    Club career

    Essiane scored 17 goals for Cameroonian club TKC in 2004. In October 2006, she was registered as a player for Equatorial Guinean club Las Vegas.

    International career

    Essiane was going to play for the Cameroon national team at the 2004 African Women's Championship, but she missed it due to a tear in her left thigh. Two years later, she was naturalized by Equatorial Guinea to play for its national team.

    International goals

    Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first

    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    1 28 October 2006 2–2 2–4 2006 African Women's Championship
    2 3 November 2006 3–3
    3 3–3
    4 11 March 2007[5] 1–1[6] 2–4 2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
    5 2–2

    Mixed martial arts career

    Clotilde Essiane
    Nickname:Junior
    Weight Class:Featherweight
    Fighting Out Of:South Africa

    In 2016, Essiane defeated Bunmi Ojewole from Nigeria and Rushda Mallick and Ansie Van Der Marwe, both from South Africa.

    Boxing career

    Clotilde Essiane
    Nickname:
    • Junior
    • Francisca Mbang[7]
    Weight:Middleweight
    Height:1.80 m
    Nationality:Cameroonian
    Birth Date:6 August 1985
    Birth Place:Cameroon

    Essiane represented Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and she was their flag bearer at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. She lost to Tammara Thibeault from Canada in the women's middleweight competition quarterfinals.

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