Shalma Midje
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gertrudis Engueme Midje Obiang[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 November 2007[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zumaiako | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2020–2021 | Zumaiako | ||
| 2021–2023 | Real Sociedad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2024 | Real Sociedad C | 26 | (1) |
| 2024– | Zumaiako | 17 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 February 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2025 | |||
Gertrudis Engueme Midje Obiang (born 17 November 2007), commonly known as Shalma Midje, is an Equatoguinean footballer who plays as a midfielder for División de Honor Guipúzcoa Femenina club Zumaiako Fútbol Taldea and the Equatorial Guinea national team.[3]
Club career
[edit]In August 2021, Midje joined Real Sociedad academy from Zumaiako.[4] In summer 2024, she departed from Real Sociedad C and returned to her first club, Zumaiako. She received a tribute from her former club in December.[5]
International career
[edit]In February 2025, the Spanish-born talent received her first call-up to the Equatorial Guinea senior national team at just 17 years old. Discovered by scouts during vacation the previous year, she was selected to participate in a double-header against Tanzania in the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[6][7] On 20 February 2025, she made her debut as a starter in a 3–1 away defeat to the Twiga Stars, scoring her first goal and Equatorial Guinea's only goal of the match.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 20 February 2025
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equatorial Guinea | 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Midje goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 February 2025 | Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania |  Tanzania |
1–0 | 1–3 | 2026 WAFCON qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ "Estadística de Jugador". Federación Guipuzcoana de Fútbol (in European Spanish).
- ^ a b "Shalma Midje Obiang - Jugadoras". txapeldunak.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Romatet, Juan Luis (30 January 2025). "The Zumaiarra footballer Shalma Midje will play for Equatorial Guinea". zumaiaguka.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ "Third team|A new project begins". realsociedad.eus (in Spanish). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Shalma Midje (Zumaiako FT)
- ^ "Tribute to Former Academy Players|Thank you!". Real Sociedad. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
Equipo Femenino C: Shalma Midje
- ^ "Shalma Midje from Zumaia has been called up by Equatorial Guinea for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying round". ground.news. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Utrera, Sara (30 January 2025). "Shalma Midje called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers". diariovasco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Amundarain, Pedro (20 February 2025). "The Zumaiarra Shalma Midje makes her debut for Equatorial Guinea, scoring a goal from outside the box". noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
External links
[edit]- Shalma Midje at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Gipuzkoa
- Fang people
- Equatoguinean women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Equatoguinean sportswomen
- Equatorial Guinea women's international footballers
- International sportspeople born abroad
- Naturalised citizens of Spain
- Spanish sportspeople of Equatoguinean descent
- Spanish women's footballers