Anna Kristīne Gornela

Anna Kristīne Gornela (born Anna Gornell, 9 September 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Riga FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Latvia national team.[2]

Anna Kristīne Gornela
Personal information
Full name Anna Kristīne Gornela
Birth name Anna Gornell
Date of birth (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Riga FC
Number 16
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles 71 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Sundsvalls DFF 11 (0)
2021–2022 FC Dornbirn
2022–2023 PAOK 15 (0)
2023 Mura 9 (2)
2024– Riga FC (4)
International career
2021– Latvia 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Club career

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In the 2022/23 season Gornela won the Panelinio Protathlima trophy with PAOK[3], the Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship. This is also Women's Alpha Ethniki is the highest professional women's football league in Greece.[4] Gornela helped PAOK place second in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualify stage.

In the 2023 season Gornela playing for ŽNK Mura, she contributed to the Slovenian league title and the Zenska Liga trophy[5] with ŽNK Mura Gornela helped ŽNK Mura place third in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualify stage.

In the 2024 season Gornela playing for Riga F.C. won to the Latvian league title and the Champions Cup in the Women's Football League (SFL).[6] The team finished the season with 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Winning the league title has qualified them to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2025.

International career

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Gornela made her debut for Latvia in a 20–0 defeat against England on 30 November 2021.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Anna Kristīne Gornela at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Anna Gornela". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ "2023–24 Greek A Division (women's football)", Wikipedia, 25 September 2024, retrieved 14 October 2024
  4. ^ OMNISPORT. "Latvia - A. Gornela - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  5. ^ "Slovenian Women's League", Wikipedia, 3 September 2024, retrieved 14 October 2024
  6. ^ ""Riga FC Women" kronē par Latvijas čempionēm". LFF.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Anna Kristīne Gornela". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  8. ^ "England vs Latvia". Latvian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 September 2021.