Ajara Nchout Njoya (born 12 January 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Qadsiah and the Cameroon women's national team.
Early life Born in Njissé, Foumban, Nchout states that her family discouraged her from playing football, preferring that she focus on education instead.
Club career In January 2015 Nchout agreed to join Western New York Flash of the NWSL. She had previously played in the Russian Top Division for FC Energy Voronezh and WFC Rossiyanka.
She was waived by the Flash in October 2015. In December 2015 she announced that she had signed for Sundsvalls DFF of the Swedish Elitettan.
Nchout later signed with Vålerenga after appearing in 22 matches for Sandviken. She missed the final of the Norwegian cup with Sandviken as she was on international duty with Cameroon, a match they lost.
International career As a member of the Cameroonian national team, she played at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She played all four matches in the 2015 World Cup, and scored a goal against Japan, the team that ended up placing second in the tournament. During the 2019 World Cup, she scored both of her team's goals in Cameroon's only win of group play that led them to the round of 16. In August 2019, she was nominated for 2019 FIFA Puskas Award for her goal against New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Honours Vålerenga Toppserien: 2020 Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020 Atlético Madrid Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21 Cameroon
Women's Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up: 2014, 2016, third place: 2018
Individual
Elitettan top scorer: 2016 Toppserien top scorer: 2020 African Women's Footballer of the Year finalist: 2019, 2022
Career statistics International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 24 May 2014 Stade Aline Sitoe Diatta, Ziguinchor, Senegal 1–0 1–1 2014 African Women's Championship qualification 2. 12 June 2015 BC Place, Vancouver, Canada 1–0 1–2 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup 3. 6 June 2018 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo 2–0 5–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification 4. 9 June 2018 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 1–0 5–0 5. 17 November 2018 Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana 2–1 2–1 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations 6. 20 November 2018 3–0 3–0 7. 20 June 2019 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France 1–0 2–1 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup 8. 2–1 9. 3 October 2019 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 2–0 2–0 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 10. 8 October 2019 Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa, DR Congo 1–2 1–2 11. 12 November 2019 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 2–1 2–1 12. 5 March 2020 1–1 3–2 13. 10 March 2020 Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia 1–2 1–2 14. 10 April 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey 1–2 1–2 2020 Summer Olympics qualification 15. 18 February 2022 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon 2–0 8–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification 16 9 July 2022 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco 2–0 2–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations 17. 17 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco 1–0 1–0 18. 21 February 2023 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand 1–1 1–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification 19. 31 October 2023 Stade de la Réunification, Douala, Cameroon 1–0 3–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 20. 24 October 2025 Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria 1–2 1–2 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
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