Jolina Amani (born 26 August 1999) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Eastern Flames. Born in the Netherlands, she plays for the Cape Verde national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 August 1999 [1] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Eastern Flames | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Excelsior | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Excelsior | 46 | (4) |
| 2020–2021 | Benfica | 17 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | ADO Den Haag[2] | 11 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Braga | 23 | (4) |
| 2024– | Eastern Flames | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Netherlands U19[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Cape Verde | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 February 2025 | |||
Club career
editInternational career
editBorn in the Netherlands, Amani is of DR Congolese and Cape Verdean through her father and mother, respectively.[11]
Amani was called up to the Netherlands U19s training camp in 2018, becoming the first player from Excelsior Barendrecht to be selected for a national team.[12] She made her U19 debut against Italy U19s on 18 July 2018.[13]
In September 2023, Amani was called up to the Cape Verde women's national team.[14]
On 19 February 2025, Amani's request to switch allegiance to Cape Verde was approved by FIFA.[15] Six days later, she made her debut with the national team in a 4–1 home win over Guinea.[16]
Personal life
editAmani was born in Rotterdam.[1]
References
edit- 1 2 "Netherlands – J. Amani – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Selectie | ADO Den Haag Vrouwen". www.adovrouwen.nl.
- ↑ "Joline Amani, Jeugd vrouwen onder 19".
- ↑ "Achilles '29 vs Excelsior - 8 September 2017". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Alkmaar vs Excelsior - 16 March 2018". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Joline Amani: "It's a dream come true…"". SL Benfica.
- ↑ "JOLINA AMANI TEKENT BIJ ADO DEN HAAG VROUWEN". ADO Den Haag (in Dutch). 5 September 2021.
- ↑ "Alkmaar vs ADO Den Haag - 3 September 2021". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Excelsior vs ADO Den Haag - 16 October 2021". Soccerway.
- ↑ "ADO Den Haag vrouwen neemt afscheid van Jolina Amani". Het Haags Amateur Voetbal (in Dutch).
- ↑ "Straatvoetbalster met een Oranje-droom verkiest ADO boven Benfica: 'Ik wil me hier in de kijker spelen'" (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 December 2024.
My father is from Congo, but my mother is from Cape Verde
- ↑ "JOLINA AMANI MET ORANJE ONDER 19 NAAR HET EK". Excelsior Rotterdam (in Dutch). 9 July 2018.
- ↑ "Netherlands U19 vs Italy U19 - 18 July 2018". Soccerway.
- ↑ "Convocadas para o Torneio WAFCON 2024 qualification 1st round".
- ↑ "FIFA Change of Association Platform".
- ↑ Qualificação CAN2026 | 2ª MÃO : Cabo Verde x Guiné Conacry on YouTube