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Esse Akida
Kenyan footballer
Esse Mbeyu Akida (born 18 November 1992)[2] is a professional Kenyan footballer, who currently plays for PAOK in Greece,[3] and is a member "Harambee Starlets", the Kenya National Football Team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Esse Mbeyu Akida | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-11-18) 18 November 1992 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kilifi, Kenya | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thika Queen's | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012 | Matuu | 22 | (30) |
| 2018 | Thika Queens | ||
| 2018–2019 | Ramat HaSharon | 22 | (4) |
| 2020 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 2 | (0) |
| 2021– | PAOK | 59 | (37) |
| International career | |||
| 2012– | Kenya | 6 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024 | |||
Akida joined Moving The Goalposts (MTG) in 2002
She was awarded top scorer for the 2016 COTIF Women Football Tournament in Valencia, Spain.[citation needed]
In October 2018, Akida transferred to Israeli Ligat Nashim club FC Ramat HaSharon.[4]
In February 2020, Esse Akida joined Beşiktaş J.K. in Turkey for an undisclosed fee. After appearing in two matches of the 2019-20 Turkish Women's First Football League season's second half, which discontinued due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, she left Turkey on 23 February 2021 to return to her country.[3] She currently plays for PAOK.
She played for Kenya at the 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations,[2] scoring for Kenya in the match against Ghana.[5][6]
She scored for Kenya in a 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification match against Equatorial Guinea.[7][8]
Currently also playing for the Kenya National Football team; "Harambee Starlets".[9]
- "SQUAD LISTS ANNOUNCED". CAFonline.com. 16 November 2016.
- "Oyuncular-Futbolcular: Esse Mbuye Akida" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol ederasyonu. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- Teya, Kevin (13 October 2018). "Kenya forward Esse Akida secures Israel move". ESPN. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- "Ghana 3-1 Kenya, AWCON RESULT: Suleman Samira, Elizabeth Addo, Boakye Portia strike to give Black Queens three points". Daily Nation. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- "Esse Mbeyu Akida". Moving The Goalposts. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- Esse Akida – Israel Football Association league player details
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