Ernestina Abambila (born 30 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as an attacking midfielder and defensive midfielder for

UKS SMS Łódź Uczniowski Klub Sportowy Szkoła Mistrzostwa Sportowego Łódź (), commonly known as UKS SMS Łódź, is a Polish football club based in Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, currently playing in the regional league. The club is well known for work ...

in the Polish women's Ekstraliga. Abambila is the first Ghanaian to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League. She made her senior international debut for the Ghana women's national football team against France in 2017 at the age of 18.

Club Performance

In 2016, Abambila signed a two-year contract with Youngstown State. Abambila began her professional career after finishing university. She signed for

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side

FC Minsk FC Minsk ( be, ФК Мінск) is a professional football club based in Minsk, Belarus. They play in the Belarusian Premier League, the highest tier of Belarusian football. Their colours are red and navy blue. History The club was establishe ...

. She became the first Ghanaian to score in the UEFA Women's Champions League when

beat Ljubljana in the group stage of the 2017-18 UEFA Women's Champions League.

International career

Abambila had her FIFA debut at the

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hosted by Costa Rica in 2014. Her debut game was against North Korea that ended 2–0 to Ghana.

Honors

Club

FC Minsk *

winner 2017 *

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winner 2017

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