Genoveva Añonman Nze (born 19 April 1989) is an Equatorial Guinean football manager and former professional player who played as a forward.[1][2] She coaches 15 de Agosto in the Equatoguinean Primera División femenina. She is the historical captain and top scorer of the Equatorial Guinea women's national team, for which she played for 16 years.
 Añonman in May 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Genoveva Añonman Nze[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1989[3][4] | ||
| Place of birth | Kogo, Equatorial Guinea[5] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 15 de Agosto Women (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2005 | Águilas Verdes de Malabo | ||
| 2006 | Las Vegas | ||
| 2006–2007 | Mamelodi Sundowns | ||
| 2009–2011 | Jena | 50 | (37) |
| 2011–2015 | Turbine Potsdam | 79 | (60) |
| 2015 | Portland Thorns | 12 | (1) |
| 2016 | Suwon FMC WFC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Maccabi Kishronot Hadera | 6 | (2) |
| 2018 | MSV Duisburg | 7 | (2) |
| 2018 | Leones Vegetarianos | ||
| 2019 | Deportivo Evinayong | ||
| 2021–2022 | Rafelbunyol | 15 | (20) |
| 2023 | Rafelbunyol | 8 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2018 | Equatorial Guinea | 32 | (24) |
| Equatorial Guinea B | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024 | Santa Bibiana | ||
| 2024– | 15 de Agosto Women | ||
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023 | |||
Club career
editAñonman, nicknamed Ayo,[6] played in her country and South Africa before signing for Bundesliga team USV Jena in 2009.[4] She was the team's top scorer in both seasons she spent in Jena. Following the 2011 World Cup she signed for defending champions Turbine Potsdam. She became the first foreigner to win the Bundesliga top-scorer award when she scored 22 goals in the 2011–12 season.[7] In 2012, she was named African Women Footballer of the Year.[8]
On 24 February 2015, it was announced that Añonman signed for the Portland Thorns for the 2015 National Women's Soccer League season, joining after the completion of that year's World Cup.[6][9] She was waived by Portland Thorns FC in October 2015.[10] In 2016, she played for Suwon FMC WFC in the South Korean WK-League.[11]
International career
editAñonman was part of the Equatorial Guinea football team that won the 2008 African Women's Championship at home and finished runners up in South Africa two years later. After the 2010 African Women's Championship final, she and two other Equatoguinean players had been accused of being male by opponents.[12] She rejected the allegations and was shown by a gender test to be female, wherein she was required to strip naked to demonstrate her gender.[13][14]
Añonman played in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring Equatorial Guinea's only two goals in the tournament, in a 3–2 loss against Australia.[15] She was included in the All-Star Team, becoming the first African player to earn this distinction. She won a second African Women's Championship in 2012, again at home.[16]
International goals
editScores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
Honors and awards
editNational team
editReferences
editNotes
Citations
- ^ a b "Genoveva Añonman: "Bien no estoy pero tampoco estoy en una curandería"". Equatorial Guinean Football Federation (in Spanish). 11 June 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Competitions - Women AFCON Ghana 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2011: ANONMA". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Players Portrait 2014/15: Genoveva Anonma" (in German). Turbine Potsdam. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Genoveva Ayongman signs with the Portland of the U.S.A." Archived from the original on 11 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Portland Thorns sign decorated striker Genoveva Añonma". OregonLive.com. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Women's football: Potsdam wins 4th in a row". Die Welt (in German). 28 May 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ^ Bieneck, Nadine (21 December 2012). "Genoveva Anonma is African Women's Player of the year" (in German). Turbine Potsdam. Archived from the original on 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ "Portland Thorns FC sign forward Genoveva Añonma". Portland Thorns Football Club. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ^ William Conwell (21 October 2015). "Portland Thorns Waive International Striker Genoveva "Ayo" Añonma". Stumptown Footy.
- ^ Kaiser, Hal (15 March 2016). "WK-League previews: Hyundai Steel, Icheon Daekyo, Suwon FMC". Keeper Notes. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ Borzi, Pat (13 June 2011). "Gender controversy follows Equatorial Guinea". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Sheringham, Sam (14 January 2015). "Genoveva Anonma: 'I had to strip naked to prove I was a woman'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ Brown, Jonathan (25 June 2011). "The Stars of Germany 2011 (that's the women's world cup)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup 2011: Equatorial Guinea". FIFA. Retrieved 14 January 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "Turbine Potsdam forward Genoveva Añonma signs for Portland Thorns FC". Women's Soccer United. 24 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Live Scores – Equatorial Guinea – Women's – Matches (2011)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
External links
edit- "FIFA Player Statistics: ANONMAN". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- Genoveva Añonman – Israel Football Association league player details
- Genoveva Añonman – Profile on soccerdonna.de (in German)
- Genoveva Añonman at FutbolEsta.com (in Spanish)