Anna Memija

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Anna Memija
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) [1]
Place of birth New Jersey, United States [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kent State Golden Flashes
Number 18
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Kent State Golden Flashes 10 (1)
International career
2020– Albania 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:00, 1 April 2021 (UTC)

Anna Memija (born 18 February 2004) is an American-born Albanian soccer player who plays as a forward for the Albania national team.

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Raised in Saddle Brook, New Jersey, Memija played prep soccer at Saddle Brook High School. [3]

International career

Memija made her debut for Albania on 27 November 2020, as a substitute for Megi Doci against Cyprus. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Anna Memija at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. "Anna Memija" (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association . Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. "Offensive, Defensive Players of the Week in N.J.'s 15 girls soccer conferences, Oct. 28", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 28, 2020. Accessed April 5, 2021. "Offensive player of the week: Anna Memija, Saddle Brook, Sr.... Saddle Brook is off to an 8-0 start led by the play of Memija, who also plays overseas and is a member of the Albanian National Team."
  4. "Albania vs Cyprus". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. "Anna Memija". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.