Shadia Nankya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 2001[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dallas Trinity (on loan from the Washington Spirit) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UCU Lady Cardinals | |||
| –2025 | FC Masar | 27 | (3) |
| 2025– | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Dallas Trinity (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Uganda | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October 2021[2] | |||
Shadia Nankya (born 25 November 2001) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a defender for USL Super League club Dallas Trinity, on loan from the Washington Spirit, and the Uganda national team.
Club career
[edit]UCA Lady Cardinals
[edit]Nankya has played for UCU Lady Cardinals in Uganda.[3] She suffered a knee injury in May 2022, which kept her out of action until February 2023.[4] She later joined FC Masar, where she made 27 appearances and scored three goals.[5]
Washington Spirit
[edit]On 13 February 2025, Nankya transferred to the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She signed a two-year contract with a team option.[5]
Dallas Trinity FC
[edit]On 8 March 2024, Nankya was loaned to Dallas Trinity FC for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year.[6]
International career
[edit]Nankya capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship and the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[2]
International goals
[edit]Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 July 2018 | Kigali Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Tanzania |
1–4 | 1–4 | 2018 CECAFA Women's Championship |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shadia Nankya quit MDD for Football | The Fairytale". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ a b c "Shadia Nankya". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ "Coach Lutalo Names Crested Cranes Provisional Squad Ahead Of AWCON Qualifiers Against Kenya". Federation of Uganda Football Associations. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ Muyita, Joel (7 February 2023). "Nankya raring to go again after recovering from niggling knee injury". Kawowo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b Spirit, Washington (13 February 2025). "Washington Spirit Signs Ugandan Defender Shadia Nankya". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Spirit, Washington (8 March 2025). "Washington Spirit Loans Shadia Nankya to Dallas Trinity FC". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
External links
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- 2001 births
- Uganda Christian University alumni
- Washington Spirit players
- Dallas Trinity FC players
- Living people
- Ugandan women's footballers
- National Women's Soccer League players
- USL Super League players
- Women's association football defenders
- Uganda women's international footballers
- 21st-century Ugandan sportswomen
- Ugandan football biography stubs
- East African women's football biography stubs