Henriette Akaba Explained

Henriette Akaba
Fullname:Henriette Michèle Akaba Edoa
Birth Date:1992 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Yaoundé, Cameroon
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Clubnumber:28
Youthclubs1:Amazone FC
Years1:2008–2009
Clubs1:Lorient Yaoundé
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Bangkokthonburi SC
Years3:2010–2011
Clubs3:Canon Yaoundé
Years4:2011
Clubs4:Louves Minproff
Years5:2012
Clubs5:FC Energy Voronezh
Years6:2012–2015
Clubs6:Lorema FC
Years7:2015–2017
Clubs7:Trabzon İdmanocağı
Caps7:30
Goals7:11
Years8:2018
Clubs8:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps8:11
Goals8:8
Years9:2019
Clubs9:Beşiktaş
Caps9:6
Goals9:2
Years10:2020
Clubs10:Minsk
Caps10:5
Goals10:2
Years11:2021
Clubs11:Soyaux
Caps11:5
Goals11:1
Years12:2021–2022
Clubs12:Santa Teresa
Caps12:27
Goals12:0
Years13:2022
Clubs13:Levante Las Planas
Caps13:1
Goals13:0
Years14:2023
Clubs14:ALG Spor
Caps14:8
Goals14:0
Years15:2023–
Clubs15:Ataşehir Belediyespor
Caps15:20
Goals15:1
Nationalyears1:20??–
Nationalteam1:Cameroon
Nationalcaps1:66
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:5 May 2024
Ntupdate:23 June 2015

Henriette Michèle Akaba Edoa (born 7 June 1992), shortly Henriette Akaba, or Michèle Akaba, is a Cameroonian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for the Turkish Super League club Ataşehir Belediyespor and the Cameroon women's national team.

She has played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Beşiktaş J.K. with jersey number 18 and in the Division 1 Féminine for ASJ Soyaux.

Club career

Akaba began her football career with Amazone FC in her hometown in Cameroon. In Spring 2008, she went to the rival Lorient FC Yaoundé, where she debuted as a senior player in the Ligue 2. After two and half years, she moved to Thailand in Spring 2010 to play for Bangkokthonburi SC in the Thailandish Women's First League. After one year, she returned home, and signed with Canon Yaoundé. In November 2011, Akaba joined Louves Minproff de Yaoundé. In Spring 2012, she moved to Russia to play for FC Energy Voronezh in the 2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League. After only a half year, she returned to her country in June 2012, and joined Lorema FC Filles De Yaoundé.

End 2015, Akaba moved to Turkey, and was transferred on 4 December by Trabzon İdmanocağı, which competes in the Women's First League. She scored already one goal for her new team in the home match against Kireçburnu Spor two days later.

In October 2017, Akaba signed a two-year contract with the Istanbul-based club Ataşehir Belediyespor effective 2 January 2018. She participation at the 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round. She scored one goal each in all three matches she played. In the 2018–19 league season, she transferred to Beşiktaş J.K.

In February 2023, she moved again to Turkey, and signed with the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor to play in the second half of the 2022–23 Super League season.

In the 2023-24 Turkish Super League season, she was again with Ataşehir Belediyespor from Istanbul.

International goals
Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Scored
Ataşehir Beledyespor
7 August 2018 bgcolor=ffcccc L 2–7 1
10 August 2018 bgcolor=ffffcc D 2–2 1
13 August 2018 bgcolor=ccffcc W 6–1 1

International career

Akaba is a member of the Cameroon women's national football team, nicknamed the "Indomitable Lionesses". She took part in women's football tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics, in 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Group C and in 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Group E. She capped 66 times for the national team.

Career statistics

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ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trabzon İdmanocağıFirst League12 4 12 4
First League18 7 18 7
Total30 11 30 11
Ataşehir Belediyespor2017–18First League11 8 0 0 11 8
2018–19First League0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3
Total11 8 3 3 14 11
Beşiktaş J.K.First League6 2 - - 6 2
Total6 2 - - 6 2
ALG SporSuper League8 0 - - 8 0
Total8 0 - - 8 0
Ataşehir BelediyesporSuper League20 1 - - 20 1
Total20 1 - - 20 1

Honours

Turkish Women's First Football League
  • Trabzon İdmanocağı (women)
  • Third places (1): 2015–16
    Ataşehir Belediyespor
  • Winners (1): 2017–18

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