Nenè Nhaga Bissoli

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Nenè Nhaga Bissoli
Personal information
Full name Nenè Nhaga Bissoli
Date of birth (1987-10-10) 10 October 1987 (age 36)
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)
International career
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

Nenè Nhaga Bissoli (born 10 October 1987) is a retired footballer who played as a defender. She became a naturalized citizen of Italy in 2008. Born in Guinea-Bissau, she played for the Italy women's national team.

Career[edit]

Bissoli prepartita finale Coppa Italia femminile 2015 02

Youth player[edit]

Bissoli's football career began at the Libertas Castagnaro team, helping them to win the Veneto Regional Youth Tournament in 1999, playing in defence.

National level[edit]

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 to 2014 and has played for Chievo Verona since 2017.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ UEFA.com (2008-10-20). "Le Azzurre recuperano la Gabbiadini". UEFA.com (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  2. ^ "Football.it". femminile.football.it. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  3. ^ "Nazionale Femminile: le convocazioni per il raduno del 22 ottobre". 2014-04-07. Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. ^ a b Nenè Bissoli at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-02-12.

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