Manyima Stevelmans
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 October 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Brufut, Gambia | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC Riga | ||
| International career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Gambia | |||
Manyima Stevelmans (born 31 October 2000) is a Gambian midfielder who plays football for Riga FC.
After starting her career in the Netherlands, Stevelmans moved to the USA. Upon her return to Europe, she played for multiple teams before joining Riga FC. She was awarded the Best Latvian Women’s League Player of The Year for the 2023/24 season by the Latvian Football Federation.
Early life
[edit]Stevelmans was born on 31 October 2000 in Brufut, Gambia. When she was six, she was adopted by Ilona and Danny Stevelmans and raised in Brunssum, the Netherlands.[1][2]
Education
[edit]Stevelmans attended Navarro College in the United States as a freshman.[3]
Club career
[edit]Stevelmans played for Icelandic side FH, helping the club win the league.[4]
International career
[edit]In 2023, Stevelmans was called up to the Gambia women's national football team for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[5]
Style of play
[edit]Stevelmans has been described as a "versatile player who is mainly active in midfield".[6]
Personal life
[edit]Stevelmans has a brother and a sister.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "MANYIMA STEVELMANS - Player Details". Turkish Football Federation.
- ^ "Manyima Stevelmans - Vrouwen In Sport article".
- ^ "Bulldogs turn season around". corsicanadailysun.com.
- ^ "Manyima Stevelmans kampioen in Ijsland". vrouwenvoetbal.be.
- ^ "Manyima Stevelmans called up". Gambia Scorpions.
- ^ ""Het echte werk gaat nu beginnen"". vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be.
- ^ "Manyima Stevelmans, die haast niet kan wachten om uit de startblokken te schieten". hbvl.be (Archived).
- Living people
- 2000 births
- People from West Coast Division (The Gambia)
- Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate women's footballers in Switzerland
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
- The Gambia women's international footballers
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Gambian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Gambian expatriate women's footballers
- Gambian women's footballers
- 21st-century Gambian people
- Gambian emigrants
- Immigrants to the Netherlands
- Naturalised citizens of the Netherlands
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Dutch expatriate women's footballers
- Dutch women's footballers
- People from Brunssum
- Footballers from Limburg (Netherlands)
- 21st-century Dutch sportswomen