Violah Nambi

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Violah Nambi
Personal information
Full name Violah Nambi Ssebunya
Date of birth (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 Napoli
Number 14
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2020 Växjö DFF 21 (3)
2021 Dornbirn
2022–2023 IFK Kalmar 23 (2)
2023–2024 Pomigliano 26 (1)
2024– Napoli 2 (0)
International career
Uganda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024. [1]

Violah Nambi Ssebunya (born 14 July 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Uganda national team.

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Early life

Nambi attended St. Mary's Kitende in Uganda. [2]

Club career

Nambi played for Swedish side Växjö DFF, where she was described as "Växjö's sharpest weapon" and "became an offensive sensation at the end of the 2019 season". [3] [4] She suffered an injury while playing for the club. [5]

After that, Nambi played for Austrian side FC Dornbirn 1913, where she was described as "expected to contribute to the promotion with the decisive goals". [6] She then played for Swedish side IFK Kalmar, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players. [7]

International career

Nambi has been regarded to have struggled to be available even when called up to the Uganda women's national football team. [8]

Style of play

Nambi mainly operates as a winger or striker and is known for her speed. [2]

Personal life

Nambi has been a Christian. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Violah Nambi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Women In Sports: Meet Swedish Based Crested Cranes Star Nambi". the-sportsnation.com. 10 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Nambi – Växjös vassaste vapen: "Förtjänar chansen"" (in Swedish). smp.se. 16 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "Nambi: Offensiva sensationen förlänger med Växjö DFF" (in Swedish). minboll.se.
  5. ↑ "Violah Nambi om skräckskadan: "Jag trodde min karriär var över"" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 17 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Dornbirner Fußballdamen rüsten sich für den Titelkampf" (in German). vol.at. 30 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Nambi blickar framåt – redo för stort offensivt ansvar: "Vet att mycket hänger på mig"" (in Swedish). barometern.se. 24 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Nambi, Kivumbi open Crested Cranes accounts". Monitor.co.ug. 30 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "Pomigliano-Roma con la carica di Violah Nambi" (in Italian). ilmattino.it. 6 October 2023.
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