Esse Akida
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esse Mbeyu Akida | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilifi, Kenya | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kibera Soccer | ||
| Youth career | |||
| MTG | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | KeMU Queens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| MTG United | |||
| 2012 | Matuu | 22 | (30) |
| 2014–2017 | Spedag | ||
| 2018 | Thika Queens | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ramat HaSharon | 22 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | PAOK | 64 | (38) |
| 2026 | Kibera | 5 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2012– | Kenya | 6 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Esse Mbeyu Akida (born 18 November 1992)[2] is a professional Kenyan footballer, who currently plays for Kibera Soccer in and is a member "Harambee Starlets", the Kenya National Football Team.
Club career
Akida joined Moving The Goalposts (MTG) in 2002
She was awarded top scorer for the 2016 COTIF Women Football Tournament in Valencia, Spain.
In October 2018, Akida transferred to Israeli Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon.[3]
In February 2020, Esse Akida joined Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey for an undisclosed fee. After appearing in two matches of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First Football League season's second half, which discontinued due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, she left Turkey on 23 February 2021 to return to her country.[4] She currently plays for PAOK.
International career
She played for Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[2] scoring for Kenya in the match against Ghana.[5][6]
She scored for Kenya in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea.[7][8]
Currently also playing for the Kenya National Football team; "Harambee Starlets".[9]
See also
References
- ^ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- ^ a b "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". CAFonline.com. 16 November 2016.
- ^ Teya, Kevin (13 October 2018). "Kenya forward Esse Akida secures Israel move". ESPN. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ "Oyuncular-Futbolcular: Esse Mbuye Akida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol ederasyonu. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Ghana 3-1 Kenya, AWCON RESULT: Suleman Samira, Elizabeth Addo, Boakye Portia strike to give Black Queens three points". Daily Nation. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ "Harambee Starlets fall 3–1 to Ghana at Awcon debut". Archived from the original on 27 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Starlets fly high: Kenya beat visiting Equatorial Guinea in AWCON qualifiers". Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Esse Akida summoned in Harambee Starlets squad to face Equatorial Guinea - Goal.com".
- ^ "Esse Mbeyu Akida". Moving The Goalposts. Archived from the original on 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
External links
- Esse Akida – Israel Football Association league player details