Manyima Stevelmans

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Manyima Stevelmans
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-31) 31 October 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Brufut, Gambia
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
AEK Athens F.C.
Youth career
BSV Limburgia
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Navarro Bulldogs
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Genk 3 (0)
2021–2022 Charleroi 21 (0)
2022–2023 FH
2023 Sion 4 (0)
2023–2024 ALG Spor 20 (0)
2024–2025 Riga 27 (10)
2026– AEK
International career
2023– Gambia
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 January 2026

Manyima Stevelmans (born 31 October 2000) is a Gambian midfielder who plays football for AEK Athens in the Greek A Division.

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After starting her career in the Netherlands, Stevelmans moved to the USA. Upon her return to Europe, she played for multiple teams before joining Riga FC. She was awarded the Best Latvian Women’s League Player of The Year for the 2023/24 season by the Latvian Football Federation.

Early life

Stevelmans was born on 31 October 2000 in Brufut, Gambia. When she was six, she was adopted by Ilona and Danny Stevelmans and raised in Brunssum, the Netherlands. [1] [2]

Education

Stevelmans attended Navarro College in the United States as a freshman. [3]

Club career

Stevelmans played for Icelandic side FH, helping the club win the league. [4]

International career

In 2023, Stevelmans was called up to the Gambia women's national football team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [5]

Style of play

Stevelmans has been described as a "versatile player who is mainly active in midfield". [6]

Personal life

Stevelmans has a brother and a sister.[ citation needed ]

Honours

FH
Riga

References

  1. "MANYIMA STEVELMANS - Player Details". Turkish Football Federation.
  2. "Manyima Stevelmans - Vrouwen In Sport article".
  3. "Bulldogs turn season around". corsicanadailysun.com.
  4. "Manyima Stevelmans kampioen in Ijsland". vrouwenvoetbal.be.
  5. "Manyima Stevelmans called up". Gambia Scorpions.
  6. ""Het echte werk gaat nu beginnen"". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be.