Ajara Nchout

Personal information
Full name	Ajara Nchout Njoya
Date of birth	12 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Njissé, Cameroon
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al Qadsiah
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Franck Rollycek de Douala
2011–2012	FC Energy Voronezh
2012–2013	WFC Rossiyanka
2014	AS Police de Yaoundé
2015	Western New York Flash
2016–2017	Sundsvalls
2018	IL Sandviken
2019–2020	Vålerenga
2021	Atlético Madrid
2021–2024	Inter Milan
2024–	Al Qadsiah
International career‡
2012–	Cameroon
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:26, 23 June 2015 (UTC)
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Ajara Nchout Njoya (born 12 January 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Qadsiah and the Cameroon women's national team.

Early life

Born in Njissé, Foumban, Nchout states that her family discouraged her from playing football, preferring that she instead focus on education.^[4]

Club career

In January 2015 Nchout agreed to join Western New York Flash of the NWSL.^[5] She had previously played in the Russian Top Division for FC Energy Voronezh and WFC Rossiyanka.

She was waived by the Flash in October 2015.^[6] In December 2015 she announced that she had signed for Sundsvalls DFF of the Swedish Elitettan.^[7]

Nchout later signed with Vålerenga after appearing in 22 matches for Sandviken. She missed the final of the Norwegian cup with Sandviken as she was on international duty with Cameroon, a match they lost.^[8]

International career

As a member of the Cameroonian national team, she played at the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[9] She was also part of the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4] She was capped for all four matches in the 2015 World Cup, and scored a goal against Japan,^[6] the team that ended up placing second in the tournament. During the 2019 World Cup, she scored the team's only two goals in the team's only win of group play that led them to the round of 16.^[10] In August 2019, she was nominated for 2019 FIFA Puskas Award for her goal against New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup.^[11]

Honours

Vålerenga

Toppserien: 2020^[12]^[13]
Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020^[14]

Atlético Madrid

Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21

Cameroon

Women's Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up: 2014, 2016, third place: 2018

Individual

Elitettan top scorer: 2016
Toppserien top scorer: 2020^[12]
African Women's Footballer of the Year finalist: 2019, 2022

Career statistics

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	12 June 2015	BC Place, Vancouver, Canada	Japan	1–2	1–2	2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
2.	6 June 2018	Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo	Congo	2–0	5–0	2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.	9 June 2018	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Congo	1–0	5–0	2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.	17 November 2018	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Mali	2–1	2–1	2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
5.	20 November 2018	Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana	Algeria	3–0	3–0	2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
6.	20 June 2019	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	New Zealand	1–0	2–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
7.	20 June 2019	Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France	New Zealand	2–1	2–1	2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
8.	12 November 2019	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Ivory Coast	2–1	2–1	2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
9.	5 March 2020	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Zambia	1–1	3–2
10.	10 March 2020	Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia	Zambia	1–2	1–2
11.	10 April 2021	Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Chile	1–2	1–2	2020 Summer Olympics qualification
12.	18 February 2022	Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon	Gambia	2–0	8–0	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
13	9 July 2022	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
14.	17 July 2022	Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco	Botswana	1–0	1–0	2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
15.	21 February 2023	Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand	Portugal	1–1	1–2	2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
16.	31 October 2023	Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon	Uganda	1–0	3–0 (a.e.t.)	2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References

^ ^a ^b "List of Players – Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2015. FIFA Display Name: Ajara NCHOUT, Last Name: NCHOUT NJOYA, First Name: Ajara, Shirt Name: NCHOUT
^ "Ajara Nchout Njoya". Western New York Flash. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b Enow, Njie (21 June 2019). "Cameroon's Nchout Ajara, a heroine on and off the pitch, can hurt England". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ "Flash Sign Two International Forwards". www.nwslsoccer.com. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Flash Waive Ajara Nchout Njoya" (Press release). WNY Flash. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ "VM-spelare till Sundsvalls DFF" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
^ "Cameroon star Ajara Nchout Njoya on the move in Norway". bbc.co.uk. 19 December 2018.
^ "Ajara Nchout profile at 2012 Olympics website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ Hafez, Shamoon (20 June 2019). "Women's World Cup: Cameroon score injury-time winner to set up England tie". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
^ "2019 FIFA Puskas Award : Nchout Ajara, the wonder girl with phenomenal goals". CRTV. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
^ ^a ^b Ahmadu, Samuel (7 December 2020). "Nchout revels in Norwegian Toppserien topscorer gong and title win with Valerenga". Goal. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ Anchunda, Benly (7 December 2020). "2020 Toppserien Women: Nchout Ajara's Veleranga Wins Cup Title". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ "Norwegian Cup final: Ajara scores in extra time as Valerenga defeats LSK to complete double". KICK442. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

External links

Ajara Nchout – FIFA competition record (archived)
Ajara Nchout at Soccerway
Ajara Nchout at Olympics.com
Ajara Nchout at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

[FIFA-1] "List of Players – Cameroon" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 3. Retrieved 6 June 2015. FIFA Display Name: Ajara NCHOUT, Last Name: NCHOUT NJOYA, First Name: Ajara, Shirt Name: NCHOUT

[WNY_Flash-2] "Ajara Nchout Njoya". Western New York Flash. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2015.

[3] "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

[Enow-4] Enow, Njie (21 June 2019). "Cameroon's Nchout Ajara, a heroine on and off the pitch, can hurt England". BBC. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[5] "Flash Sign Two International Forwards". www.nwslsoccer.com. 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[Flash-6] "Flash Waive Ajara Nchout Njoya" (Press release). WNY Flash. 21 October 2015. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[7] "VM-spelare till Sundsvalls DFF" (in Swedish). Damfotboll.com. 28 December 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2015.

[8] "Cameroon star Ajara Nchout Njoya on the move in Norway". bbc.co.uk. 19 December 2018.

[9] "Ajara Nchout profile at 2012 Olympics website". Archived from the original on 30 May 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[10] Hafez, Shamoon (20 June 2019). "Women's World Cup: Cameroon score injury-time winner to set up England tie". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 21 June 2019.

[11] "2019 FIFA Puskas Award : Nchout Ajara, the wonder girl with phenomenal goals". CRTV. Archived from the original on 21 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

[:0-12] Ahmadu, Samuel (7 December 2020). "Nchout revels in Norwegian Toppserien topscorer gong and title win with Valerenga". Goal. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[13] Anchunda, Benly (7 December 2020). "2020 Toppserien Women: Nchout Ajara's Veleranga Wins Cup Title". Cameroon Radio Television (in French). Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[14] "Norwegian Cup final: Ajara scores in extra time as Valerenga defeats LSK to complete double". KICK442. 13 December 2020. Archived from the original on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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Full name	Ajara Nchout Njoya^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	(1993-01-12) 12 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Njissé, Cameroon
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al Qadsiah
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	Franck Rollycek de Douala	0	(0)
2011–2012	FC Energy Voronezh	23	(5)
2012–2013	WFC Rossiyanka	14	(2)
2014	AS Police de Yaoundé	0	(0)
2015	Western New York Flash	7	(0)
2016–2017	Sundsvalls	41	(22)
2018	IL Sandviken	19	(15)
2019–2020	Vålerenga	40	(20)
2021	Atlético Madrid	17	(2)
2021–2024	Inter Milan	39	(10)
2024–	Al Qadsiah	1	(1)
International career^‡
2012–	Cameroon	43^[3]	(15)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:26, 23 June 2015 (UTC)