Shadia Nankya

Shadia Nankya
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-25) 25 November 2001[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Defender[3]
Team information
Current team
 Le Havre
Number 5
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)
2026– Le Havre 4 (0)
International career‡
2021– Uganda 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 05:15, 25 June 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 October 2021[3]

Shadia Nankya (born 25 November 2001) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a defender for Première Ligue club Le Havre AC and the Uganda national team.

Club career

Nankya has played for UCU Lady Cardinals in Uganda.[4] She suffered a knee injury in May 2022, which kept her out of action until February 2023.[5] She later joined FC Masar, where she made 27 appearances and scored three goals.[6]

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.[6] On 8 March, she was loaned to Dallas Trinity FC for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year.[7] She made 2 appearances in her stint with Dallas, totaling 21 minutes of play.[2] Nankya departed from Washington on a mutual contract termination in January 2026.[8]

In March 2026, Nankya signed for French Première Ligue club Le Havre AC on a contract through the end of the season.[9]

International career

Nankya capped for Uganda at senior level during the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship and the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification.[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Uganda goal tally first

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 July 2018Kigali Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda Tanzania1–41–42018 CECAFA Women's Championship

References

  1. ↑ "Shadia Nankya quit MDD for Football | The Fairytale". Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. 1 2 Shadia Nankya at Soccerway
  3. 1 2 3 "Shadia Nankya". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Muyita, Joel (7 February 2023). "Nankya raring to go again after recovering from niggling knee injury". Kawowo. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. 1 2 Spirit, Washington (13 February 2025). "Washington Spirit Signs Ugandan Defender Shadia Nankya". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Spirit, Washington (8 March 2025). "Washington Spirit Loans Shadia Nankya to Dallas Trinity FC". Washington Spirit. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "Washington Spirit Announces Initial 2026 Preseason Roster". Washington Spirit. 27 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Football – Arkema Première Ligue : le HAC muscle sa défense pour le sprint final". Le Havre Paris Normandie (in French). 4 March 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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