Gabrielle Onguéné Explained

Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné
Fullname:Gabriele Aboudi Onguéné
Height:1.53 m [1]
Birth Date:25 February 1989
Birth Place:Douala, Cameroon
Currentclub:CSKA Moscow
Clubnumber:7
Position:Striker
Years2:2009–2012
Clubs2:Louves Minproff
Years3:2012–2015
Years4:2015–2016
Clubs4:Rossiyanka
Caps4:23
Goals4:12
Years5:2017–
Caps5:112
Goals5:45
Nationalyears1:2008–
Nationalcaps1:53[2]
Nationalgoals1:19
Ntupdate:15 July 2023 (UTC)
Pcupdate:23 April 2023

Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné (born 25 February 1989) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for CSKA Moscow in the Russian Championship and the Cameroon national team.[3] She previously played for Rossiyanka.[4]

Early life

Born in Douala,[5] Aboudi Onguéné began playing football with boys in her neighborhood as a child.[4] She was spotted and recruited to play for girls' club, Ngondi Nkam Yabassi.[6] [7] While playing in a tournament for the club, she was spotted by Canon Yaoundé and began playing for the team in 2005.[6]

Club career

Louves Minproff de Yaoundé

Aboudi Onguéné played for Louves Minproff in the top-division Cameroonian league and helped the team win the national championship in 2009, 2010, and 2011.[7]

Rossiyanka

Aboudi Onguéné signed with Rossiyanka in Russia's top division league for the 2015 season. Her six goals in ten appearances ranked third in the league and helped the team finish in second place.[3] During the 2016 season, she scored 6 goals in 13 games helping the team finish first in the league with a record.[3]

CSKA Moskva

Aboudi Onguéné signed with CSKA Moscow ahead of the 2017 season. Her 9 goals in 14 appearances tied for second highest in the league.[8] The team finished in fourth place with a record.[3] During the 2018 season, she scored 3 goals in 13 appearances.[3] Aboudi Onguéné scored her first goal of the 2019 season against Zvezda Perm on May 9 helping the team win 3–1.[9]

International career

Aboudi Onguéné has represented Cameroon on the Cameroonian national team since 2008 after being scouted at the age of 15.[10] In 2011, she helped the team win gold at the All-Africa Games in Mozambique. During the semi-final against South Africa, she scored the game-winning goal.[11]

Aboudi Onguéné competed at the 2012 London Olympics and scored the team's lone goal in the tournament.[12] At the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada, she scored an equalizer in the team's 2–1 win over Switzerland and was named Player of the Match.[13] She was voted best player at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations.[14]

, Aboudi Onguéné has been nominated for African Women's Footballer of the Year four consecutive times.[10] [15]

At the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France, Aboudi Onguéné scored an equalizer against the Netherlands during the team's second group stage match. [16]

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Cmpetition
1. 28 November 2008 1–1 1–1 (4–3 p) 2008 African Women's Championship
2. 5 June 2010 3–0 3–0 2010 African Women's Championship qualification
3. 8 November 2010 1–0 2–1 2010 African Women's Championship
4. 31 July 2012 1–3 1–3 2012 Summer Olympics
5. 1 November 2012 Nkoantoma Stadium, Bata, Equatorial Guinea 3–1 4–1 2012 African Women's Championship
6. 8 June 2015 5–0 6–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
7. 16 June 2015 Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada 1–1 2–1
8. 19 November 2016 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 1–0 2–0 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
9. 6 June 2018 5–0 5–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
10. 9 June 2018 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 3–0 5–0
11. 4–0
12. 20 November 2018 1–0 3–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
13. 30 November 2018 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana 3–2 3–2
14. 15 June 2019 1–1 1–3 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
15. 5 March 2020 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 2–1 3–2 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
16. 3–2
17. 23 February 2022 1–0 2–1 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
18. 18 February 2023 1–0 2–0 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 2–0

Honours

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 . . 1 . PDF . 12 February 2023 . 12 February 2023.
  2. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610130446/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=353725/index.html . dead . June 10, 2015 . FIFA.com . 23 June 2015.
  3. http://uk.women.soccerway.com/players/gabrielle-onguene/253460/ Profile
  4. Web site: Cameroon: Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné – From Men's To Women's Football. Hilton Ndukong. Kimeng. 17 November 2016. All Africa. 15 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Aboudi Onguene, the epitome of dribbles. 2019-06-08. Fédération Camerounaise de Football. fr-FR. 2019-06-15. 5 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190705234454/https://fecafoot-officiel.com/aboudi-onguene-the-epitome-of-dribbles/. dead.
  6. Web site: FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ - News - Onguene: There's no room for error . FIFA.com. www.fifa.com. en-GB. 2019-06-15.
  7. Web site: La saga Aboudi Onguéné continue de s'écrire. Minkoo. Thierry. 2018-06-12. ICI Cameroun. fr-FR. 2019-06-15.
  8. Web site: Summary – Supreme Division Women – Russia – Results, fixtures, tables and news – Women Soccerway. www.women.soccerway.com. 2019-06-15.
  9. Web site: Aboudi Onguene scores first goal of the season as CSKA Moscow pip Zvezda Perm Goal.com . 2019-06-15 . www.goal.com . en.
  10. Web site: Cameroon's Gabrielle Onguene: Why I quit school to focus on football Goal.com . 2019-06-15 . www.goal.com . en.
  11. Web site: Cameroon humble Banyana. 2011-09-13. News24. en. 2019-06-15.
  12. Web site: London 2012. BBC Sport.
  13. News: 2015-06-16 . Cameroon edge Switzerland to reach knockout phase of Women's World Cup . en-GB . The Guardian . 2019-06-15 . 0261-3077.
  14. Web site: - CrTV. crtv.cm. 2016-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20161230001456/http://crtv.cm/fr/latest-news/special-report-12/2016-women-afcon-gabrielle-aboudi-onguene-voted-best-player-of-the-competition-18361.htm. 2016-12-30. dead.
  15. Web site: Here are all the winners of the 2017 CAF Awards. 2018-01-06. SAFA. en-US. 2019-06-15.
  16. Web site: LIVE Netherlands (W) – Cameroon (W) – Women's World Cup – 15 June 2019. 2019-06-15. Eurosport Australia. 2019-06-15.
  17. Web site: 28 January 2021 . IFFHS Women's CAF Team Decade 2011–2020 . 7 August 2023 . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).
  18. Web site: 7 June 2021 . IFFHS All-time Africa Women's Dream Team . The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS).