Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lucrecia Ngui Engonga | ||
Date of birth | 24 October 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Estrellas de E'Waiso Ipola | |||
International career‡ | |||
Equatorial Guinea | 6 | (1) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2011 (before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup) |
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