Jennifer Cudjoe[1]
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Takoradi, Ghana[2]
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nordsjælland
Number 11
Youth career
2005–2012 Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Lady Norse 22 (23)
2015 Northeastern State RiverHawks 21 (8)
2016 UMFK Bengals 18 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies
2017 California Storm
2018–2019 Asheville City 13 (5)
2020 Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves 0 (0)
2020–2022 NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] 20 (0)
2023– Nordsjælland 14 (0)
International career‡
2010 Ghana U17 1 (0)
2012–2014 Ghana U20 6 (1)
2023– Ghana 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 July 2023

Jennifer Cudjoe (born 7 March 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Women's League club FC Nordsjælland and the Ghana women's national team.

Club career

Cudjoe signed a short-term contract with Sky Blue FC for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[2] She made her NWSL debut on 30 June 2020.[4]

Cudjoe was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft,[5] but Sky Blue soon acquired her back in a trade.[6]

International career

Cudjoe accepted her first senior team roster selection in July 2023 for the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[7] Ghana had previously offered Cudjoe a spot in 2021, which she declined due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and that her concerns about Ghana's lack of support for the squad had not been heeded. She had previously appeared for the Ghana under-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[8]

Career statistics

Club Season League Cup[b] Playoffs[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] 2020 NWSL — 6 0 — 3[d] 0 9 0
2021 14 0 5 0 0 0 — 19 0
2022 6 0 2 0 — — 8 0
Career total 20 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 36 0
  1. ^ a b Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021.
  2. ^ Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
  3. ^ Includes NWSL Playoffs
  4. ^ NWSL Fall Series

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Canada 2014 – List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA. 4 August 2014. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Sky Blue Signs Three Players to Short-Term Contracts". Sky Blue FC. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  3. ^ Jennifer Cudjoe at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "OL Reign 0–0 Sky Blue FC". NWSLSoccer.com. National Women's Soccer League. 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ Creditor, Avi. "Louisville Takes USWNT's Heath, Press to Headline Expansion Draft". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Sky Blue FC Acquires Midfielder Jennifer Cudjoe From Racing Louisville FC". Sky Blue FC. 13 January 2021. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Olympic Games Qualifiers: Black Queens intensify preparations ahead of Guinea clash". Ghana Soccer Net (Press release). Ghana Football Association. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ^ Tonelli, Jenna (4 April 2022). "Jennifer Cudjoe uses her voice to bring change to women's soccer in Ghana". All For XI. Retrieved 8 July 2023.

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