Michelle Abueng

Motswana footballer (born 2001)

Michelle Abueng
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-05-06) 6 May 2001 (age 23)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward^[1]
Team information
Current team	Yasa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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.^[6]

She scored five goals in a game against Namibia at the 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament.^[7]

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.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Competitions - WWC-Q U17 2016 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-17 WWC-URUGUAY 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Competitions - African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018 - Match Details". CAF. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ "Nachula scores eight as Zambia claim big win in Nelson Mandela Bay". COSAFA. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b Kerileng, Gaone (29 October 2020). "Michelle Abueng: Botswana's youngest export". The Botswana Gazette. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
^ Ahmadu, Samuel (30 January 2020). "'This is heartbreaking' - Valencia striker Coleman in tears after Namibia's heavy defeat". Goal. Retrieved 8 November 2020.