Gloria Chinasa
Gloria Chinasa Okoro (born 8 December 1987) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Estrellas de Waiso Ipola and the Equatorial Guinea women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gloria Chinasa Okoro | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Enugu, Nigeria[1] | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Estrellas de Waiso Ipola | ||
Number | 15 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2011 | Rivers Angels | ||
2011–2014 | Unia Racibórz | (8) | |
2014–2015 | Gintra Universitetas | ||
2015 | Bobruichanka | ||
2016 | Vllaznia | ||
2017 | Rouen | ||
2018– | Estrellas de Waiso Ipola | ||
National team‡ | |||
2006– | Equatorial Guinea | (13) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 June 2018 |
Club career
Okoro was born and raised in Nigeria.[1] She began her career in Port Harcourt-based club Rivers Angels. In 2005, she played a match against an Equatorial Guinean club and scored three goals.[1] After that, she received a proposal to play for the Equatorial Guinea women's national team, and she accepted.[1]
She played the 2011 World Cup, where she was a starting player in the 3–2 loss to Australia.[2]
Following the World Cup she signed for Polish champion Unia Racibórz. She scored the team's only goal in the 2011–12 Champions League qualifying stage match against Pallokerho-35.[3]
On 28 October 2006, Chinasa scored the first goal in history for Equatorial Guinea on African Women's Championship.[4] She also became African Champion on tournaments held in 2008 and 2012.
International goals
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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28 October 2006 | Oleh, Delta, Nigeria | ![]() | 2006 African Women's Championship | |||
18 November 2008 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() | 2008 African Women's Championship | |||
21 November 2008 | ![]() | |||||
23 May 2010 | Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia | ![]() | 2010 African Women's Championship qualification | |||
5 November 2010 | Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton, South Africa | ![]() | 2010 African Women's Championship | |||
8 November 2010 | ![]() | |||||
28 October 2012 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() | 2012 African Women's Championship | |||
31 October 2012 | ![]() | |||||
7 November 2012 | ![]() | |||||
11 November 2012 | ![]() | |||||
18 July 2015 | National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria | ![]() | 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |||
9 June 2018 | Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | ![]() | 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification |
Honors and awards
Clubs
Estrellas de Waiso Ipola
- Liga Nacional de Fútbol Femenino: 2018
References
- "Prawdziwa maszynka do zdobywania goli" [A real device to score goals] (in Polish). Przegląd Sportowy. 4 January 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
In 2005 we (River Angels) played a cup match against one of the teams from Equatorial Guinea. It just happened very well in this match because I scored three goals. Immediately afterwards, there was a proposal to perform with the national team of this country. I have not thought for a long time, because in Nigeria, it is often necessary to have connections to play on the national team
- "FIFA Player Statistics: CHINASA". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- UEFA
- FIFA