Dalphine Glao
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| Full name | Dalphine G. Glao | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 9, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liberia | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Real Muja FC | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| –2024 | Soccer Ambassadors FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Real Muja FC | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Liberia U17 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Liberia | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Dalphine G. Glao (born January 9, 2007) is a Liberian footballer who plays as a forward for Liberia Upper Women's Division Club Real Muja FC and the Liberia national football team.
Club career
[edit]In July 2024, Real Muja of the LFA Upper Women's Division announced the signing of Glao on a three-year contract, with an option to extend for a further year.[1][2] In April 2025, the striker received two major individual honors at the 2025 March Madness Tournament (MMT), being named both the tournament's Most Valuable Player (MVP) and Top Goal Scorer.[3]
International career
[edit]Glao first represented Liberia at the under-17 level, She featured in the 2022 and 2024 editions of the African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification.[4] On 19 May 2024, she scored the decisive goal that secured Liberia's historic progression to the next round of the competition.[5]
In September 2023, Glao received her first call-up to the senior Lone Stars squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches against Cape Verde by newly appointed coach Selam Kebede,[6] She made her senior debut on September 22, 2023, in a 0–3 loss to the Cape Verdeans.[7] During the 2024 Mano River Union Tournament. She scored her first international goal on December 4, 2024, in a 4–1 victory over Guinea.[8] In May 2025, she was named to Liberia's final squad for the 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup.[9] On May 31, 2025, she scored the only goal of the third place playoff to secure a 1–0 victory over Mali, clinching the bronze medal for Liberia.[10]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Glao goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | December 4, 2024 | Makeni, Sierra Leone |  Guinea
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3–0 | 4–1 | 2024 Mano River Union Tournament |
| 2 | May 31, 2025 | Nouakchott, Mauritania |  Mali
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2025 WAFU Zone A Women's Cup |
References
[edit]- ^ Walker, Christopher C. (July 16, 2024). "Liberia: Real Muja Signs Upcoming Female Star Delphine Glao". frontpageafricaonline.com. Monrovia: Front Page Africa. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Sullivan, Martin (July 16, 2025). "Real Muja Signs Rising Female Star Delphine Glao in Exciting Transfer Move". azscore.com. Monrovia. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Dalphine Glao Clinches Double Honors At March Madness Tournament". inquirernewspaper.com. The InQuirer. April 1, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Madeah, Janelle (March 5, 2022). "Liberian Women Leading On And Off The Pitch". goteamliberia.com. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Kokoi, Anthony (May 19, 2024). "Liberia Eliminate Senegal in 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifiers". liberianobserver.com. Daily Observer. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
striker Delphine Galo broke free to finish a brilliant volley, leaving the Senegalese goalkeeper with no chance.
- ^ "Coach Selam Kebede Names 22-Player Squad for WAFCON Qualifier vs Cape Verde". Monrovia: Liberia Football Association. September 18, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ "🇱🇷 Female Lone Star Starting XI vs Cape Verde – 2024 WAFCON Qualifiers". Liberia Football Association. Praia. September 22, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ "Matchday 3 | Liberia dominate with a 4–1 win over Guinea in the Mano River Union Female Tournament!". Sierra Leone Football Association. Makeni. December 4, 2024. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
- ^ Walker, Christopher C. (May 12, 2025). "Liberia Names Final 21-Player Squad for WAFU A Women's Championship in Mauritania". frontpageafricaonline.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
- ^ Walker, Christopher C. (June 2, 2025). "Liberia Defeat Mali to Claim WAFU Women's Cup Bronze". frontpageafricaonline.com. Monrovia: Front Page Africa. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
striker Delphine Glao of Real Muja broke the deadlock.
External links
[edit]- Dalphine Glao at Flashscore.com
- Dalphine Glao at Liberia Football Association