Eugenie Tcheugoue

Eugenie Tcheugoue

Personal information
National team	Vatican City
Education	Pontifical Biblical Institute
Sport
Sport	Women's association football
Position	Goalkeeper, center forward

Eugenie Tcheugoue is a Cameroonian and Vatican football player serving as the captain of the Vatican City women's national football team. She is also a staff member of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life and served on the board of directors of the John Paul II Youth Foundation.

Biography

Eugenie Tcheugoue grew up in Cameroon and played football in high school. After graduating with a degree in theology in Cameroon, she traveled to Rome to study at the Pontifical Biblical Institute. There, she got a certificate in biblical exegesis and wrote her thesis paper on the Epistle to the Romans. She began working for the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, where she worked on organizing the ad limina visits of bishops to Rome. ^[1] She also served on the board of directors of the John Paul II Youth Foundation, leaving the position in 2025. ^{[2] [3]}

The Vatican City women's national football team formed in 2019 with Tcheugoue as its captain. The team is composed of amateur laywomen, and Tcheugoue serves as the team's goalkeeper and center forward. ^[4]

References

1. Vecchi, di Gian Guido (2019-05-17). "Noi, le calciatrici del Vaticano". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-10-03.
2. "New Board of Directors appointed for the John Paul II Youth Foundation". www.laityfamilylife.va. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
3. "Farrell nomina il nuovo CdA della Fondazione Giovanni Paolo II per la Gioventù - Vatican News". www.vaticannews.va (in Italian). 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-10-03.
4. "La calciatrice del Papa, laureata in teologia che sta in porta a parare i gol". www.ilmessaggero.it (in Italian). 2019-05-20. Retrieved 2025-10-03.