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Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (born 12 June 1997) is an American-born Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Cameroon national team.[2] She previously played for Real Betis in the Spanish Primera División, Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine, Sky Blue FC, and West Virginia University.[3]

Michaela Abam

Abam with Real Betis in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam[1]
Date of birth	(1997-06-12) 12 June 1997 (age 25)
Place of birth	Houston, Texas, United States
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Houston Dash
Number	34
Youth career
	Texas Rush
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	West Virginia University	95	(42)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Sky Blue FC	4	(0)
2018–2019	Paris FC	10	(1)
2019–2020	Real Betis	20	(3)
2021-	Houston Dash	6	(1)
National team‡
2013	United States U17
2018–	Cameroon	6	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

College career

West Virginia University, 2014–2017

Abam played in a school record 95 games for the Mountaineers, scoring 42 goals and 16 assists. In 2017, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over the University of North Carolina in the College Cup semi-final, leading WVU to their first-everCollege Cup Final.[4]

Club career

Sky Blue FC, 2018

Abam was selected by Sky Blue FC as the 4th overall pick in the 2018 NWSL College Draft.[5] In March she was named to the final roster for the 2018 season.[6] After only appearing in 4 games for Sky Blue, she was released by the team on July 25.[7]

Paris FC, 2018–2019

On August 1, 2018 Abam signed with Paris FC in the Division 1 Féminine in France.[8]

Real Betis, 2019–2020

In August 2019, Abam signed for Spanish Primera División team Real Betis.

Houston Dash, 2021–present

In August 2021, Abam signed for the Houston Dash in the NWSL.[9] Her first appearance was on August 13, 2021 against the Washington Spirit were she scored a goal to give tie the game 2-2, which ended up being the final result of the game.[10]

International career

Abam made her senior debut for Cameroon on 12 November 2018 in a 7–0 friendly win against Zambia, scoring twice.[11] Then, she was called up to compete at the 2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations, but did not make any appearance by problems with her Cameroonian passport.[12] In May 2019, she was named for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	12 November 2018	Stade Municipal (Bingerville), Abidjan, Ivory Coast	Zambia	5–0	7–0	Friendly
2				7–0

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На других языках

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- [en] Michaela Abam

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[fr] Michaela Abam

Michaela Abam (née le 12 juin 1997) est une joueuse américano-camerounaise de football évoluant au poste d'attaquant pour le Betis Séville. Elle a auparavant joué pour le Sky Blue FC dans la National Women's Soccer League ainsi que pour l'Université de Virginie-Occidentale[2].

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[it] Michaela Abam

Michaela-Batya Bisi Abam (Houston, 12 giugno 1997) è una calciatrice statunitense naturalizzata camerunese, centrocampista dello Houston Dash e della nazionale camerunese.

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