Clotilde Essiane
Association football player
Clotilde Essiane aka Junior[1] (born 6 August 1985)[2] is a Cameroonian boxer, mixed martial artist and a retired footballer,[3] who currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[4]
Football career
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 38) | ||
| Place of birth | Cameroon[5] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | TKC | (17) | |
| 2006 | Las Vegas | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Equatorial Guinea | (5) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Essiane scored 17 goals for Cameroonian club TKC in 2004.[3] In October 2006, she was registered as a player for Equatorial Guinean club Las Vegas.[1]
International career
Essiane was going to play for the Cameroon national team at the 2004 African Women's Championship, but she missed it due to a tear in her left thigh.[3] Two years later, she was naturalized by Equatorial Guinea to play for its national team.
International goals
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 October 2006 | Oleh, Delta, Nigeria |  Nigeria | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2006 African Women's Championship |
| 2 | 3 November 2006 | Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria |  Algeria | 3–3 | ||
| 3 | 3–3 | |||||
| 4 | 11 March 2007[6] | Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |  South Africa | 1–1[7] | 2–4 | 2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| 5 | 2–2[7] |
Mixed martial arts career
| Clotilde Essiane | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Junior[5] |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Division | Featherweight[5] |
| Fighting out of | South Africa[5] |
In 2016, Essiane defeated Bunmi Ojewole from Nigeria and Rushda Mallick and Ansie Van Der Marwe, both from South Africa.[5]
Boxing career
Clotilde Essiane | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 38) Cameroon |
| Nationality | Cameroonian |
| Other names |
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| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Essiane represented Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and she was their flag bearer at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. She lost to Tammara Thibeault from Canada in the women's middleweight competition quarterfinals.[2]
References
- ^ a b "5e CAN féminine: la sélection equato-guinéenne" (in French). RFI. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Clotilde ESSIANE". Gold Coast 2018 Commowealth Games. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Moadougou, Priscille G. (5 November 2004). "Cameroun: Clotilde Essiane : Mains de velours, poings de fer" [Cameroon: Clotilde Essiane: velvet hands, iron fists]. CAMLIONS.COM (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
The best female boxer in the 75 kg is also a footballer.
- ^ "Clotilde "Junior" Essiane". LFS. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d e Clotilde Essiane at Tapology.com
- ^ "Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Women's - Matches (2007)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Ndibi, Kushatha (12 March 2007). "DRC referee blows up a storm". Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ Clotilde Essiane at BoxRec.com
External links
- Clotilde Essiane – FIFA competition record (archived)
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