Jennifer Cudjoe

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Jennifer Cudjoe
Personal information
Full name Jennifer Cudjoe [1]
Date of birth (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana [2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) [3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2012 Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Lady Norse 22 (23)
2015 Northeastern State RiverHawks 21 (8)
2016 UMFK Bengals 18 (16)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies
2017 California Storm
2018–2019 Asheville City 13 (5)
2020 Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves 0 (0)
2020–2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC [a] 20 (0)
2023–2024 Nordsjælland 17 (0)
2024–2025 DC Power 18 (0)
International career‡
2010 Ghana U17 1 (0)
2012–2014 Ghana U20 6 (1)
2023– Ghana 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2023

Jennifer Cudjoe (born 7 March 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Ghana women's national team.

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Club career

Cudjoe signed a short-term contract with Sky Blue FC for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup. [2] She made her NWSL debut on 30 June 2020. [4]

Cudjoe was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft, [5] but Sky Blue soon acquired her back in a trade. [6]

On 23 August 2024, Cudjoe signed for USL Super League team DC Power FC. [7]

International career

Cudjoe accepted her first senior team roster selection in July 2023 for the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament. [8] Ghana had previously offered Cudjoe a spot in 2021, which she declined due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and that her concerns about Ghana's lack of support for the squad had not been heeded. She had previously appeared for the Ghana under-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 May 2025
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [b] Playoffs [c] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NJ/NY Gotham FC [a] 2020 NWSL —60—3 [d] 090
2021 1405000—190
2022 6020——80
Total2001300030360
FC Nordsjælland 2023–24 Danish Women's League 170———170
DC Power FC 2024–25 USL Super League 160———160
Career total5301300030690
  1. 1 2 Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021.
  2. ↑ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  3. ↑ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  4. ↑ Includes the NWSL Fall Series

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA . 4 August 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sky Blue Signs Three Players to Short-Term Contracts". Sky Blue FC. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Jennifer Cudjoe at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Creditor, Avi (12 November 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sky Blue FC Acquires Midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe From Racing Louisville FC". Sky Blue FC. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "DC Power Football Club signs Jennifer Cudjoe, Ghanaian national team deputy captain and midfielder". DC Power FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Games Qualifiers: Black Queens intensify preparations ahead of Guinea clash". Ghana Soccer Net (Press release). Ghana Football Association. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Tonelli, Jenna (4 April 2022). "Jennifer Cudjoe uses her voice to bring change to women's soccer in Ghana". All For XI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.


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