Jennifer Cudjoe
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana[2] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nordsjælland | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Lady Norse | 22 | (23) |
| 2015 | Northeastern State RiverHawks | 21 | (8) |
| 2016 | UMFK Bengals | 18 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| 2017 | California Storm | ||
| 2018–2019 | Asheville City | 13 | (5) |
| 2020 | Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 20 | (0) |
| 2023– | Nordsjælland | 14 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Ghana U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Ghana U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023 | |||
Jennifer Cudjoe (born 7 March 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for DC Power FC in the USL Super League and the Ghana women's national team.
Club career
[edit]Cudjoe signed a short-term contract with Sky Blue FC for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[2] She made her NWSL debut on 30 June 2020.[4]
Cudjoe was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft,[5] but Sky Blue soon acquired her back in a trade.[6]
On 23 August 2024, Cudjoe signed for USL Super League team DC Power FC.[7]
International career
[edit]Cudjoe accepted her first senior team roster selection in July 2023 for the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[8] Ghana had previously offered Cudjoe a spot in 2021, which she declined due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and that her concerns about Ghana's lack of support for the squad had not been heeded. She had previously appeared for the Ghana under-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup[b] | Playoffs[c] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 2020 | NWSL | — | 6 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021.
- ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
- ^ NWSL Fall Series
Honors
[edit]Individual
- Ghanaian Female Footballer of the Year: 2015[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sky Blue Signs Three Players to Short-Term Contracts". Sky Blue FC. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Jennifer Cudjoe at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ Creditor, Avi (12 November 2020). "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Sky Blue FC Acquires Midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe From Racing Louisville FC". Sky Blue FC. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ "DC Power Football Club signs Jennifer Cudjoe, Ghanaian national team deputy captain and midfielder". DC Power FC. 23 August 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Games Qualifiers: Black Queens intensify preparations ahead of Guinea clash". Ghana Soccer Net (Press release). Ghana Football Association. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ Tonelli, Jenna (4 April 2022). "Jennifer Cudjoe uses her voice to bring change to women's soccer in Ghana". All For XI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Jennifer Cudjoe at Soccerway
- Jennifer Cudjoe at FBref.com
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M profile
- Northeastern State University profile
- Maine-Fort Kent profile[permanent dead link]
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Hasaacas Ladies F.C. players
- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Golden Norsemen and Lady Norse athletes
- College women's soccer players in the United States
- Northeastern State RiverHawks athletes
- UMFK Bengals women's soccer players
- California Storm players
- NJ/NY Gotham FC players
- Asheville City SC Women players
- FC Nordsjælland (women) players
- Women's Premier Soccer League players
- National Women's Soccer League players
- Elitedivisionen players
- Ghana women's international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate women's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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