Clotilde Essiane aka Junior[7] (born 6 August 1985) is a Cameroonian boxer, mixed martial artist and a retired footballer,[1] who currently lives in Johannesburg, South Africa.[8]
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| Born | 6 August 1985[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Cameroonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Junior[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb)[6] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | Featherweight[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fighting out of | South Africa[5] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Boxing career
editEssiane represented Cameroon at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and she was their flag bearer at the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony. She lost to Tammara Thibeault from Canada in the women's middleweight competition quarterfinals.[3]
Mixed martial arts career
editIn 2016, Essiane defeated Bunmi Ojewole from Nigeria and Rushda Mallick and Ansie Van Der Marwe, both from South Africa.[5]
Football career
editClub career
editEssiane scored 17 goals for Cameroonian club TKC in 2004.[1] In October 2006, she was registered as a player for Equatorial Guinean club Las Vegas.[7]
International career
editEssiane was going to play for the Cameroon national team at the 2004 African Women's Championship, but she missed it due to a tear in her left thigh.[1] Two years later, she was naturalized by Equatorial Guinea to play for that country national team.
International goals
editScores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 28 October 2006 | Warri Stadium, Warri, Nigeria |  Nigeria |
2–2 | 2–4 | 2006 African Women's Championship |
| 2 | 3 November 2006 | Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria |  Algeria |
3–3 | ||
| 3 | 3–3 | |||||
| 4 | 11 March 2007[9] | Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa |  South Africa |
1–1[10] | 2–4 | 2008 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament |
| 5 | 2–2[10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Moadougou, Priscille G. (5 November 2004). "Cameroun: Clotilde Essiane : Mains de velours, poings de fer" [Cameroon: Clotilde Essiane: velvet hands, iron fists]. CAMLIONS.COM (in French). Retrieved 3 May 2018.
The best female boxer in the 75 kg is also a footballer.
- ^ Clotilde Essiane at BoxRec.com
- ^ a b "Boxing | Athlete Profile: Clotilde ESSIANE". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 3 May 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games - Women's Athlete Profiles" (PDF). p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e Clotilde Essiane at Tapology.com
- ^ "Clotilde Essiane: Mains de velours, poings de fer".
- ^ a b "5e CAN féminine: la sélection equato-guinéenne" (in French). RFI. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Clotilde "Junior" Essiane". LFS. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Live Scores - Equatorial Guinea - Women's - Matches (2007)". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2018.
- ^ a b Ndibi, Kushatha (12 March 2007). "DRC referee blows up a storm". Retrieved 3 May 2018.
External links
edit- Clotilde Essiane – FIFA competition record (archived)
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