Glory Ogbonna Explained

Glory Ogbonna
Fullname:Glory Akumbu Ogbonna
Birth Date:25 December 1998
Birth Place:Nigeria
Height:1.74m (05.71feet)
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Besiktas JK
Clubnumber:20
Youthyears1:–2019
Youthclubs1:Edo Queens
Years1:2019–2021
Clubs1:Edo Queens
Years2:2021
Clubs2:Umeå IK
Caps2:11
Goals2:0
Years3:2022
Clubs3:Santa Teresa
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–2023
Clubs4:ALG Spor
Caps4:7
Goals4:1
Nationalyears1:2016–2018
Nationalteam1:Nigeria U20
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018–
Nationalteam2:Nigeria
Nationalcaps2:14
Nationalgoals2:0
Pcupdate:16 October 2022
Ntupdate:22 July 2022
Years5:2023-
Clubs5:Beşiktaş JK
Caps5:5
Goals5:0

Glory Akumbu Ogbonna (born 25 December 1998) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for the Turkish club Beşiktaş JK and the Nigeria women's national team.[1] She has formerly played with Edo Queens in the Nigeria Women Football League.

Club career

On 16 July 2021, while in Austria with the rest of Super Falcons of Nigeria in camp for Aisha Buhari's invitational tournament, a Umeå-based professional association football club that plays in Elitettan, the second tier of women's football in Sweden club, Umeå IK announced the capturing of Glory as their new player until the end of the 2022 season.

After playing in Sweden, the left-back moved to Turkey and signed with the Gaziantep-based league champion club ALG Spor on 13 August 2022. On 18 August 2022, she debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League.

On 3 February 2023, she was transferred to Beşiktaş JK and currently plays for Beşiktaş JK.

Glory is a versatile player. Although her main position is a left-back player, but she can also play as a right-back, a left-centre back, a right-centre back and a defensive midfielder. Glory can use both feet successfully.

International career

At junior level, Ogbonna represented Nigeria at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in 2016 and 2018.[2]

At the 2018 WAFU Women's Cup, Nigerian head coach, Thomas Dennerby stated that he was most impressed by the performance of Ogbonna after the competition.[3] After her debut for the senior team at the tournament, she was invited for 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualifiers, and subsequently making the squad to the main tournament.[4]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Glory Ogbonna . Eurosport.
  2. Web site: Danjuma names Famuditi, Imo in starting line-up to face Tanzania . 16 September 2017 . Brila FM . 1 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Coach Dennerby singles out 'outstanding' Ogbonna after Nigeria's Wafu outing . Ahmadu . Samuel . 27 February 2018 . Goal.com . 23 November 2018.
  4. Web site: AWCON Qualifiers Inclusion Excites Glory Ogbonna . Aniemeka . Chuka . 5 June 2018 . OnlineNigeria . 23 November 2018.
  5. Web site: Ryan Dabbs . 14 June 2023 . Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups . 20 June 2023 . fourfourtwo.com . en.