Clotilde Essiane Explained

Clotilde Essiane
Nickname:
  • Junior
  • Francisca Mbang[1]
Weight:Middleweight
Nationality:Cameroonian
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Nickname:Junior
Weight:75kg[5]
Weight Class:Featherweight
Fighting Out Of:South Africa
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Position:Centre-forward
Years1:2004
Clubs1:TKC
Goals1:17
Years2:2006
Clubs2:Las Vegas
Nationalyears1:2006–2007
Nationalteam1:Equatorial Guinea
Nationalgoals1:5

}}Clotilde Essiane aka Junior[6] (born 6 August 1985) is a Cameroonian boxer, mixed martial artist and a retired footballer,[7] who currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[8]

Boxing career

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.

Mixed martial arts career

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

Football career

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 that country 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 Warri Stadium, Warri, Nigeria 2–2 2–4 2006 African Women's Championship
2 3 November 2006 Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria 3–3
3 3–3
4 11 March 2007[9] Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa 1–1[10] 2–4 2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
5 2–2

External links

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Notes and References

  1. http://boxrec.com/en/boxer/491204 Clotilde Essiane
  2. Web site: Boxing . Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. 3 May 2018. 3 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180503111611/https://results.gc2018.com/en/boxing/athlete-profile-n6026255-clotilde-essiane.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's Athlete Profiles. 36.
  4. https://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/fighters/137315-clotilde-essiane Clotilde Essiane
  5. Web site: Clotilde Essiane: Mains de velours, poings de fer.
  6. Web site: 5e CAN féminine: la sélection equato-guinéenne. 30 October 2006. 3 May 2018. French. RFI.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: DRC referee blows up a storm. 12 March 2007. 3 May 2018. Kushatha. Ndibi.