Ruth Kipoyi

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Ruth Kipoyi
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Kipoyi with Galatasaray in 2023
Personal information
Full name Ruth Monique Kipoyi [1]
Date of birth (1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 (age 26) [1]
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Position(s) Forward [1]
Team information
Current team
 Al-Nassr
Number 11
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Promesse Star
TP Mazembe
2021 Simba Queens
2021–2023 ALG Spor 43 (28)
2023–2024 Galatasaray 26 (9)
2024– Al-Nassr 1 (1)
International career
2015 DR Congo U20
2019– DR Congo
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023

Ruth Monique Kipoyi (born 15 October 1997) is a DR Congolese footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Nassr and the DR Congo national team.

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Club career

On 15 July 2021, Kipoyi signed for Tanzanian women's football team Simba Queens, [2] representing the club in the 2021 CAF Women's Champions League CECAFA Qualifiers. The side finished third, failing to qualify for the inaugural CAF Women's Champions League finals.

ALG Spor

In December 2021, she moved to Turkey and joined the Gaziantep-based club ALG Spor to play in the 2021-22 Turkcell Women's Super League. [3] On 9 March 2022 she scored her first professional hat-trick with three goals in a 7-0 league win over Dudullu Spor. [4] She enjoyed the 2021-22 Women's Super League champion title of her team. [5] On 18 August 2022, she debuted in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League. [6]

Galatasaray

She signed a one-year contract with Galatasaray on 4 August 2023. [7]

International career

Kipoyi capped for the DR Congo at senior level during the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (third round). [8] She was selected for the DR Congo squad for their 2022 CAF Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification fixture with Equatorial Guinea prior to the side's withdrawal citing logistical and financial issues. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 September 2024
ClubSeasonLeagueContinentalNationalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Simba Queens 2021 Tanzanian Premier League 004040
Total004040
ALG Spor 2021-22 Super League 24210002421
2022–23 Super League19700197
Total4328004328
Galatasaray 2023-24 Super League 269000269
Total26900269
Career total693740007337

Honours

Turkish Women's Super League
ALG Spor
Winners (1): 2021-22

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Competitions - WWC-Q U20 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mercato : Ruth Kipoyi signe au SC SIMBA". KONISPORT. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Algspor golcüsünü buldu". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 13 December 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Dudullu 0-7 ALG Spor". TFF (in Turkish).
  5. ↑ "Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi'nde şampiyon ALG Spor". TRT Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Brann (NOR) 1-0 ALG Spor (TUR)". UEFA Women's Champions League. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nden 6 imza birden!". Galatasaray S.K. 4 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "JO 2020 - Qualifications AFRIQUE : le NIGERIA out, le GHANA aussi" [2020 Olympics - AFRICA Qualifications: NIGERIA out, GHANA too]. FootOFéminin.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "DR Congo expelled from women's Afcon qualifying". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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