Samantha Akinyi Okeya (born 6 January 1995) is a Kenyan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Makolander Ladies FC and the Kenya women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samantha Akinyi Okeya[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1995[2][3] | ||
| Place of birth | Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Makolanders | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2012 | Babadogo United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Matuu FC (National Youth Talent Academy) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Spedag | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vihiga Queens | ||
| 2020– | Makolanders | ||
| International career | |||
| 2012– | Kenya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editSamantha Akinyi joined the Mathare Youths Sports Association (MYSA) in 2002, where she was playing for Ruaraka zone Babadogo United Ladies.
In December 2011 she transferred to National Youth Talent Academy, which later joined the Kenya Women's League as Matuu Girls and emerge the title holders that season, later in the long run she joined Kenya Methodist University majorly known as KEMU QUEENS the 2015 League winners, she also spend some time with Spedag Fc that was so far dominating the league then. In 2018 She joined the reigning champions Vihiga Queens in the Kenya
Women Premier League.[4] where she helped the team win the league 2018-2019,emerging the best goal keeper for the team that year
She is currently featuring for Makolander LFC .
International career
editShe was the starting goalkeeper for Kenya in a 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea.[5] She represented Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[3] and was the goalkeeper in the match against Ghana.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Global Sports Archive". Global Sports Archive.
- ^ "Competitions - 10th Edition Women's AFCON-cameroon 2016 - Team Details - Player Details". CAF.
- ^ a b "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". KBC Channel 1. 28 February 2018.
- ^ "The Star". The Star News. 13 August 2019.
- ^ "FKF KENYA". Football Kenya Federation.
- ^ Olilo, Cellestine (20 November 2016). "Ghana 3-1 Kenya, AWCON RESULT: Suleman Samira, Elizabeth Addo, Boakye Portia strike to give Black Queens three points". Daily Nation. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Harambee Starlets fall 3–1 to Ghana at Awcon debut".
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