Michaela Abam

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Michaela Abam
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Abam with Real Betis in 2019
Personal information
Full name Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam [1]
Date of birth (1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth Houston, Texas, United States
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 34
Youth career
Texas Rush
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 West Virginia University 95 (42)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Sky Blue FC 4 (0)
2018–2019 Paris FC 10 (1)
2019–2020 Real Betis 20 (3)
2021- Houston Dash 6 (1)
National team‡
2013 United States U17
2018– Cameroon 6 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (born 12 June 1997) is an American-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Cameroon national team. [2] She previously played for Real Betis in the Spanish Primera División, Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine, Sky Blue FC, and West Virginia University. [3]

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College career

West Virginia University, 2014–2017

Abam played in a school record 95 games for the Mountaineers, scoring 42 goals and 16 assists. In 2017, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over the University of North Carolina in the College Cup semi-final, leading WVU to their first-everCollege Cup Final. [4]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2018

Abam was selected by Sky Blue FC as the 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft. [5] In March she was named to the final roster for the 2018 season. [6] After only appearing in 4 games for Sky Blue, she was released by the team on July 25. [7]

Paris FC, 2018–2019

On August 1, 2018 Abam signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine in France. [8]

Real Betis, 2019–2020

In August 2019, Abam signed for Spanish Primera División team Real Betis.

Houston Dash, 2021–present

In August 2021, Abam signed for the Houston Dash in the NWSL. [9] Her first appearance was on August 13, 2021 against the Washington Spirit were she scored a goal to give tie the game 2-2, which ended up being the final result of the game. [10]

International career

Abam made her senior debut for Cameroon on 12 November 2018 in a 7–0 friendly win against Zambia, scoring twice. [11] Then, she was called up to compete at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, but did not make any appearance by problems with her Cameroonian passport. [12] In May 2019, she was named for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
12 November 2018 Stade Municipal (Bingerville), Abidjan, Ivory Coast Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
5–0
7–0 Friendly
2
7–0

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References

  1. ↑ "WVU Commencement Program" (PDF). West Virginia University Graduation. p. 31.
  2. ↑ "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "MICHAELA ABAM". Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Michaela Abam goal advances WVU to College Cup final". 2 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "NWSL draft results: All the picks from all 4 rounds". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Sky Blue FC announces official 2018 season roster". 19 March 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "Wednesday Roundup: Sky Blue FC waive Thaisa and Michaela Abam". 25 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Michaela Abam rejoint le Paris FC". 1 August 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ↑ houstondynamofc. "Michaela Abam becomes first player from Dynamo | Dash Youth Club to sign with Houston Dash | Houston Dynamo". houstondynamofc. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  11. ↑ "Cameroon hammer Zambia 7-0 in final pre-AWCON friendly". Footy-GHANA.com. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  12. ↑ "Fécafoot : Michaela Abam, une négligence coupable" (in French). Camfoot.com.
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