Nenè Nhaga Bissoli (born 10 October 1987) is a Guinea-Bissau-born Italian footballer who plays as a defender. She became a naturalized citizen of Italy in 2008. She has been a member of the Italy women's national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nenè Nhaga Bissoli | ||
Date of birth | (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Bula, Guinea-Bissau | ||
Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2007 | Porto Mantovano | 62 | (4) |
2007–2015 | Tavagnacco | 169 | (9) |
2015–2018 | Valpolicella | 54 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2014 | Italy | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 October 2014 |
Bissoli's football career began at the Libertas Castagnaro team, helping them to win the Veneto Regional Youth Tournament in 1999, playing in defence.
In February 2008, Bissoli was selected for the Italian Women's Soccer team to play in the forthcoming 2009 quarterfinals for the UEFA Women's Championship, playing against Hungary, Ireland and Romania.[1] In 2009 she joined the national team to play against Armenia on 25 November.[2]
After a period of non-selection, a new manager Antonio Cabrini, met with Bissoli, who was selected to play in 2014 for the Cyprus Cup.[3] Bissoli played in the 2015 qualification matches for the Women's Soccer World Cup.[4]
Bissoli played for Tavagnacco from 2011–14 and has played for Chievo Verona since 2017.[4]
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