Claudia Voulania Dabda (born 1 July 2001) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal and the Cameroon women's national football team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudia Voulania Dabda[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 2001[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Hilal | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2019 | ASFF Diamaré | ||
| 2020–2023 | Dinamo Minsk | 80 | (9) |
| 2023 | Toulouse | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Al Hilal | 4 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | Cameroon U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | Cameroon | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Dinamo Minsk: 2020–2023 edit
On 29 April 2020, Dabda joined Dinamo Minsk in Belarus's Women's Premier League. She was the second African signing by the club following the capture of South Africa defender Bambanani Mbane in February.[3]
Dabda played a big role in Dinamo Minsk's historic victory in the Premier League in 2020, securing the club's first-ever title. Notably, she continued her contribution as Dinamo Minsk claimed the championship for the following two seasons. Dabda made 66 appearances and scored 8 goals.[4]
Toulouse: 2023 edit
In January 2023, Dabda signed with French side Toulouse on a six-month deal.[5] Dabda joined Toulouse with the aim of steering the club clear of relegation, given their position second-to-last in the standings. Despite her efforts and the team's accomplishment of securing three draws and two wins, Toulouse, faced relegation to Division 3.[6]
Al Hilal: 2023–present edit
In August 2023, Dabda signed with Saudi club Al Hilal.[7] she marked her debut for the club during the Saudi-Jordanian Club Championship held in Jordan from August 23 to 27, 2023.
Dabda scored a brace in a 4–3 defeat to Al Nassr in the Capital derby. making her the first Cameroonian to score in the league.[8]
International career edit
Dabda received her debut senior cap in the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Central African Republic in October 2021.[9][10]
Dabda was a part of Cameroon U17 squad for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[11][12]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 16 November 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Minsk | 2020 | D1 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | D1 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | D1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 66 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 80 | 9 | |||
| Toulouse | 2022–23 | D2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||||
| Al Hilal | 2023–24 | PL | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 80 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 12 | ||
- As of match played 16 November 2023
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours edit
- Dinamo Minsk
- Belarusian Premier League: 2020, 2021, 2022
- Belarusian Women's Cup: 2020, 2021, 2022
References edit
- ^ a b c "Claudia Voulania Dabda". footmercato.net. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Claudia Dabda – Joueuse leBallonrond". leballonrond.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Cameroon's Dabda and Burkina Faso's Simpore sign for Dinamo Minsk". goal.com. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Biélorussie : Un nouveau trophée pour Colette Ndzana et Claudia Dabda" [Belarus: Another trophy for Colette Ndzana and Claudia Dabda.]. allezleslions.net (in French). 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Claudia Dabda moves to Toulouse". kick442.com. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "Cameroonian Defender Claudia Dabda Signs With Al Hilal". mimimefoinfos.com. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Transfert : Claudia Dabda signe à Al Hilal". camfoot.com (in French). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ "ريمونتادا في دوري السيدات .. النصر يحسم ديربي الهلال لصالحه خلال أربع دقائق فقط" ["Comeback in the women's league... Al-Nassr secures the derby against Al-Hilal in just four minutes]. goal.com (in Arabic). 10 November 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Can Féminine 2022. Voici la liste des 23 Lionnes indomptables sélectionnées contre la Centrafrique" [Women's WAFCON 2022. Here is the list of the 23 Indomitable Lionesses selected against Central African Republic.]. cameroun24.net (in French). 18 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "CAN FÉMININE 2022 : LE CAMEROUN PEUT REMERCIER NCHOUT AJARA, FACE À LA CENTRAFRIQUE" [WOMEN'S AFRICAN CUP OF NATIONS 2022: CAMEROON CAN THANK NCHOUT AJARA AGAINST CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.]. africatopsports.com (in French). 20 October 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Mondial U17: Voici les 21 Lionnes retenues pour représenter le Cameroun en Jordanie" [U17 World Cup: Here are the 21 Lionesses selected to represent Cameroon in Jordan.]. lebledparle.com (in French). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay 2018. Voici la liste des 21 Lionnes U17 pour le mondial Uruguay 2018" [Uruguay 2018. Here is the list of the 21 Lionesses U17 for the Uruguay 2018 World Cup.]. cameroun24.net (in French). 11 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "C. DABDA – Statistics". soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
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