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Violah Nambi
Personal information
Full name Violah Nambi Ssebunya
Date of birth (1995-07-14) 14 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Uganda
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
Napoli
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Växjö DFF 21 (3)
2021 Dornbirn
2022–2023 IFK Kalmar 23 (2)
2023–2024 Pomigliano 26 (1)
2024– Napoli 2 (0)
International career
Uganda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2024.[1]

Violah Nambi Ssebunya (born 14 July 1995) is a Ugandan professional footballer who plays as a winger or striker for Serie A club Napoli and the Uganda national team.

Early life

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Nambi attended St. Mary's Kitende in Uganda.[2]

Club career

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Nambi played for Swedish side Växjö DFF, where she was described as "Växjö's sharpest weapon" and "became an offensive sensation at the end of the 2019 season".[3][4] She suffered an injury while playing for the club.[5]

After that, Nambi played for Austrian side FC Dornbirn 1913, where she was described as "expected to contribute to the promotion with the decisive goals".[6] She then played for Swedish side IFK Kalmar, where she was regarded as one of the club's most important players.[7]

International career

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Nambi has been regarded to have struggled to be available even when called up to the Uganda women's national football team.[8]

Style of play

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Nambi mainly operates as a winger or striker and is known for her speed.[2]

Personal life

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Nambi has been a Christian.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Violah Nambi at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Women In Sports: Meet Swedish Based Crested Cranes Star Nambi". the-sportsnation.com. 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Nambi – Växjös vassaste vapen: "Förtjänar chansen"" (in Swedish). smp.se. 16 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Nambi: Offensiva sensationen förlänger med Växjö DFF" (in Swedish). minboll.se.
  5. ^ "Violah Nambi om skräckskadan: "Jag trodde min karriär var över"" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Dornbirner Fußballdamen rüsten sich für den Titelkampf" (in German). vol.at. 30 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Nambi blickar framåt – redo för stort offensivt ansvar: "Vet att mycket hänger på mig"" (in Swedish). barometern.se. 24 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Nambi, Kivumbi open Crested Cranes accounts". Monitor.co.ug. 30 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Pomigliano-Roma con la carica di Violah Nambi" (in Italian). ilmattino.it. 6 October 2023.