Michaela Abam

Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (born 12 June 1997) is an American-born Cameroonian footballer who plays as a forward for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Cameroon national team.[2] She previously played for Real Betis in the Spanish Primera División, Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine, Sky Blue FC, and West Virginia University.[3]

Michaela Abam
Personal information
Full name Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam[1]
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 34
Youth career
Texas Rush
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 West Virginia University 95 (42)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Sky Blue FC 4 (0)
2018–2019 Paris FC 10 (1)
2019–2020 Real Betis 20 (3)
2021- Houston Dash 6 (1)
National team
2013 United States U17
2018– Cameroon 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 May 2020

College career

West Virginia University, 2014–2017

Abam played in a school record 95 games for the Mountaineers, she scored 42 goals and had 16 assists. In 2017 she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over the University of North Carolina in the College Cup semi-final, leading WVU to their first College Cup Final in program history.[4]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2018

Abam was selected by Sky Blue FC with the 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft[5] In March she was named to the final roster for the 2018 season.[6] After only appearing in 4 games for Sky Blue, she was released by the team on July 25.[7]

Paris FC, 2018–2019

On August 1, 2018 Abam signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine in France.[8]

Real Betis, 2019–2020

In August 2019, Abam signed for Spanish Primera División team Real Betis.

Houston Dash, 2021–present

In August 2021, Abam signed for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.[9] Her first appearance was on August 13, 2021 against the Washington Spirit were she scored a goal to give tie the game 2-2, which ended up being the final result of the game.[10]

International career

Abam made her senior debut for Cameroon on 12 November 2018 in a 7–0 friendly win against Zambia, scoring twice.[11] Then, she was called up to compete at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, but did not make any appearance by problems with her Cameroonian passport.[12] In May 2019, she was named for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
12 November 2018Stade Municipal (Bingerville), Abidjan, Ivory Coast Zambia
5–0
7–0Friendly
2
7–0

References
  1. "WVU Commencement Program" (PDF). West Virginia University Graduation. p. 31.
  2. "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  3. "MICHAELA ABAM". Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. "Michaela Abam goal advances WVU to College Cup final". December 2, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  5. "NWSL draft results: All the picks from all 4 rounds". January 18, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. "Sky Blue FC announces official 2018 season roster". March 19, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  7. "Wednesday Roundup: Sky Blue FC waive Thaisa and Michaela Abam". July 25, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  8. "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. houstondynamofc. "Michaela Abam becomes first player from Dynamo | Dash Youth Club to sign with Houston Dash | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  10. "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  11. "Cameroon hammer Zambia 7-0 in final pre-AWCON friendly". Footy-GHANA.com. November 12, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  12. "Fécafoot : Michaela Abam, une négligence coupable" (in French). Camfoot.com.
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