Michelle Abueng

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Michelle Abueng
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 24) [1]
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
 Yasa
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Yasa
International career
2015–2017 Botswana U17 [2] [3]
2017–2020 Botswana U20 [4]
2019– Botswana [5]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michelle Abueng (born 6 May 2001) is a Motswana footballer who plays as a forward for Zambian club Yasa FC and the Botswana women's national team. [6] [7]

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She caught the attention of Zambian club Yasa Queens while playing against Zambia in the 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, but they were not able to sign her until 2019 since she was still a minor at the time. [8]

She scored five goals in a game against Namibia at the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament. [9] [10]

She made her senior international debut at the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship on 1 August 2019, scoring the only goal in a win over Namibia. [8]

Early Life and Education

Michelle Abueng was born on 6 May 2001 in Botswana. [11] She grew up in the Selibe Phikwe area, specifically in a neighborhood fondly referred to as Distance, where she was raised by her grandmother. Immersed in a football-loving environment especially among the boys in her community, She defied traditional gender expectations and joined in the game from an early age. At 16, while preparing for the African U-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers against South Africa in 2017, she suffered a serious training injury. Although her coaches initially feared it could end her budding career, she made a remarkable recovery and, within six months, received her first call-up to the Botswana U-17 national team. She attended Jarmy Christian Academy in Zambia, where she was in Grade 12 during her early years as a professional footballer demonstrating her strong dedication to balancing academics with sports. [12] [13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "Competitions - WWC-Q U17 2016 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-17 WWC-URUGUAY 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nachula scores eight as Zambia claim big win in Nelson Mandela Bay". COSAFA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Michelle Abueng (Yasa) stats - Player Profile - Flashscore.com.ng". www.flashscore.com.ng. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Michelle Abueng Biography". ESPN. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  8. 1 2 Kerileng, Gaone (29 October 2020). "Michelle Abueng: Botswana's youngest export". The Botswana Gazette . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (30 January 2020). "'This is heartbreaking' - Valencia striker Coleman in tears after Namibia's heavy defeat". Goal . Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. ↑ "Botswana put seven past Namibia in Under-20 qualifiers". cosafa.com. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "Summary - Michelle Abueng - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos - Soccerway". ng.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  12. ↑ Admin (29 October 2020). "Michelle Abueng: Botswana's Youngest Export". Botswana Gazette. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Michelle Abueng Stats, Goals, Records, Assists, Cups and more". FBref.com. Retrieved 10 July 2025.


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