Maëva Nyadjou
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Myriam Maëva Nyadjou Wamen | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 2006 | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amazone FAP | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Amazone FAP | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Cameroon U20 | 6 | (5) |
| 2025– | Cameroon | 9 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 August 2026 | |||
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Myriam Maëva Nyadjou Wamen (born 14 October 2006), shortly known as Maëva Nyadjou, is a Cameroonian footballer who plays a defender for Cameroonian Guinness Super League club Amazone FAP and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
Nyadjou plays at the club level with Amazone FAP, a Yaoundé-based club competing in the Cameroonian Guinness Super League.[1]
International career
Youth
Nyadjou represented Cameroon at under-20 level, captaining the team during the 2026 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification campaign. She scored five goals across Cameroon's six matches in the qualifying tournament.[2]
Senior
Nyadjou received her first call-up to the senior national team in April 2025 for a friendly match against Morocco. She made her international debut as a starter against Algeria in the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers on 23 October 2025.[3] On 9 August, she scored her first international goal against Nigeria in the quarter-finals, sending Cameroon through to the semi-finals and securing their qualification for the World Cup.[4][5]
International goals
Scores and results list Cameroon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nyadjou goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 August 2026 | Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Nigeria |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
References
- ↑ "Myriam Maéva Nyadjou, la preuve que la Guinness Super League camerounaise regorge de talents". camerounweb.com (in French). 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ "Cameroon aiming for back-to-back qualifications". FIFA.com. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Among them is promising captain Maeva Nyadjou. At just 18, the Amazone FAP Yaounde player could still be eligible for the next edition in two years' time.
- ↑ Noah, Basil Jr. "Maeva Nyadjou : Première sélection avec les Lionnes Indomptables A". tyjuinfosport.com (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2025.
- ↑ Soumari, Sansima (9 August 2026). "A sensational free-kick! Myriam Nyadjou opens the scoring for Cameroon against Nigeria at WAFCON 2026". dailysports.net. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
- ↑ Pinto, Elmut (9 August 2026). "CAN Féminine 2026 : Myriam Nyadjou porte le Cameroun qui élimine le Nigeria et défie le Maroc en demi-finale". africatopsports.com (in French). Retrieved 10 August 2026.
External links
- Maëva Nyadjou at FBref.com
- Maëva Nyadjou at Global Sports Archive