Onyeka Gamero
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Onyeka Paloma Gamero | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Cerritos, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona B | ||
Onyeka Paloma Gamero (born February 23, 2006) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Primera Federación club Barcelona B and the United States.[2]
International career
[edit]Gamero has represented the United States at youth level at the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.[3][4]
Club career
[edit]Gamero signed with Barcelona B on June 28, 2023.[3] She scored two goals and provided one assist in nine appearances before tearing her ACL and meniscus at the end of November.[4][5]
Personal life
[edit]Gamero is of Spanish descent via her father and Nigerian descent by mother.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Onyeka Gamero | USWYNT | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
- ^ "Barca signs U.S. youth star for women's B team". ESPN.com. Jun 29, 2023. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
- ^ a b Linehan, Meg. "FC Barcelona signs 17-year-old American forward Onyeka Gamero to B team". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
- ^ a b "Making The Case: Onyeka Gamero for Chipotle U.S. Soccer Young Female Player of the Year | U.S. Soccer Official Website". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
- ^ "Plaga de lesiones de rodilla en el Barça B". www.sport.es (in Spanish). 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-12-11.
- ^ Sans, Braian Queralt (Jun 28, 2023). "Onyeka Gamero, refuerzo para el Barça B femenino". Sport. Retrieved Nov 24, 2024.
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- 2006 births
- People from Cerritos, California
- American women's soccer players
- Women's association football midfielders
- FC Barcelona Femení B players
- Primera Federación (women) players
- American people of Nigerian descent
- American people of Spanish descent
- American expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- United States women's youth international soccer players
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