Doris Boaduwaa

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Doris Boaduwaa
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Boaduwaa with Ghana in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-24) 24 December 2002 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Atebubu, Ghana
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Hapoel Jerusalem
Youth career
Atebubu Royals
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Nana Afia Kobi Ampem SC
2018–2023 Hasaacas
2023–2025 ŽFK Spartak Subotica
2025– Hapoel Jerusalem
International career
2021–2022 Ghana U20 9 (3)
2023– Ghana
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Women's Africa Cup of Nations
Bronze medal icon.svg 2024 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doris Boaduwaa is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Israeli Women's Premier League club Hapoel Jerusalem and the Ghana women's national team. [2] In 2022, she was nominated for Interclub Player of the Year (Women), Player of the Year (Women) and Young Player of the Year (Women) at the 2022 CAF Awards. [3]

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Club career

Boaduwaa first played for a local team at the age of seven, joining boys team Atebubu Royals alongside her Ghana teammate Grace Asantewaa, as there were no female teams in the city at the time. [4]

Boaduwaa's senior career began with Nana Afia Kobi Ampem SC in 2016. She later joined Hasaacas Ladies in 2018, where she later went on to win the Ghana Women's Premier League title. [4]

On 7 August 2023, Boaduwaa joined ŽFK Spartak Subotica. [5] She moved to Hapoel Jerusalem in 2024 and went on to help the club win their first ever league title in her second season. [6] [7]

International career

Youth level

Boaduwaa played in all six of Ghana's qualification matches for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring two goals and getting an assist in the process. [8] [9] [10] [11] Boaduwaa scored Ghana's only goal in the final tournament in a 4–1 defeat against the Netherlands. [12]

Senior level

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 September 2023 Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 1–07–0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2.27 October 2023 Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 1–03–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
3.1 December 2023 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–03–12024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.3–0
5.28 February 2024 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, Zambia Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2–13–32024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament
6.21 June 2024Ziaida Sports Complex, Benslimane, Morocco Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–13–1 Friendly
7.2–1
8.3–1
9.14 July 2025 Berkane Municipal Stadium, Berkane, Morocco Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1–04–1 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
10.23 October 2025 Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia, Egypt Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–03–0 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.28 October 2025 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1–04–0
12.2–0
13.4–0
14.28 February 2026 Al Hamriya Sports Club Stadium, Al Hamriyah, United Arab Emirates Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2–04–0 2026 Pink Ladies Cup
15.3 March 2026Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2–04–0
16.3–0
17.24 July 2026 Casablanca, Morocco Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–04–0 Friendly
18.2–0
19.3–0
20.29 July 2026 Moulay Rachid Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco Flag of Cape Verde (10-17).svg  Cape Verde 1–02–0 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations

Honours

Hasaacas Ladies

Hapoel Jerusalem

References

  1. ↑ "Team Lists". CAF. p. 8. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  2. ↑ "Squad | Hapoel Jerusalem FC - Fan Owned Club". הפועל ירושלים. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "CAF Awards 2022: Evelyn Badu, Doris Boaduwaa make final list of nominees". Ghana Fa. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. 1 2 "From Atetebu To Greatness: The Inspiring Journey Of Doris Boaduwaa | Ghana Sports News". 13 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Black Queens striker Doris Boaduwaa joins Spartak Subotica". GhanaSoccernet. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Black Queens striker Doris Boaduwaa completes move to Israeli side Hapoel Jerusalem". GhanaWeb. 25 June 2024. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Black Queens forward Doris Boaduwaa wins Israeli Women's League with Hapoel Jerusalem". GhanaSoccernet. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Salamatu scores brace as Ghana beat Ethiopia to secure World Cup ticket". ghanafa.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Salamatu Abdulai and Cecilia Nyama score as Black Princesses claim 3-0 win in Ethiopia". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Princesses coach Ben Forkuo names starting line-up to face Uganda". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  11. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Black Princesses humiliates Uganda in World Cup qualifier". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Association, Ghana Football. "Ghana bow out of World Cup after third straight defeat". www.ghanafa.org. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Match Report: Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa to lift Premier League title". Ghana Football Association. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Hasaacas Ladies win the Normalization Committee's women's special competition". Happy Ghana. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  15. ↑ "Hasaacas Ladies beat Ampem Darkoa Ladies to seal an historic double". Ghana Football Association. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  16. ↑ Yeboah, Isaac (5 August 2021). "Hasaacas Ladies win WAFU Zone B tournament". Daily Graphic . Accra, Ghana. Retrieved 13 October 2021.