{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1998) }} {{Use Ghanaian English|date=February 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Princella Adubea | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|12|27|df=y}}<ref name=SW>{{Soccerway|id=333419|accessdate=6 February 2022}}</ref> | birth_place = Techiman, Ghana | death_date = | death_place = | height = | position = Forward | currentclub = Abu Dhabi Country Club | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2014–2019 | clubs1 = Ampem Darkoa Ladies | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2019–2020 | clubs2 = Sporting de Huelva | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 2020–2022 | clubs3 = Racing de Santander | caps3 = 32 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2022–2024 | clubs4 = Kiryat Gat | caps4 = 28 | goals4 = 17 | years5 = 2024–2025 | clubs5 = Trabzonspor | caps5 = 7 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Abu Dhabi Country Club | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 1 | totalcaps = | totalgoals = | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Ghana | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | manageryears1 = | managerclubs1 = | medaltemplates = | club-update = 22 December 2024 | nationalteam-update = }} '''Princella Adubea''' (born 27 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional women's football forward who plays in the Emirati side Abu Dhabi Country Club, and the Ghana women's national team. She represented Ghana at the U20 level at two World Cups in 2016 and 2018. She previously played for Sporting de Huelva.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adubea: Ghana striker joins Equatorial Guinea's Olanrewaju at Racing Santander {{!}} Goal.com|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/adubea-ghana-striker-joins-equatorial-guineas-olanrewaju-at/6mznsfo8is5x1nih2gw13lmo8|access-date=2021-08-03|website=www.goal.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Princella Adubea - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/princella-adubea/157223/|access-date=2021-08-03|website=globalsportsarchive.com}}</ref>
== Club career == Adubea started her career with Techiman-based club Ampem Darkoa Ladies in 2014. In 2016, she led the club to their maiden Ghana Women's Premier League for the 2015–16 season after defeating the defending champions Hasaacas Ladies by a lone goal in the championship final. She scored 19 goals in 11 matches to emerge as the top goal scorer of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Owusu|first=Benedict|title=Priscilla Adubea wins top scorer award in National Women's League|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/717508/priscilla-adubea-wins-top-scorer-award-in-national.html|access-date=2021-10-18|website=Modern Ghana|publisher=My Joy Online - Joy Sports|language=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 October 2017|title=Princella Adubea Aims Higher in Her Career|url=https://newsghana.com.gh/princella-adubea-aims-higher-in-her-career/|access-date=18 October 2021|website=News Ghana|publisher=Ghana News Agency}}</ref> She also ended the season as the top goal scorer in the 2016 Ghana Women's FA Cup.<ref name=":1" /> She won the SWAG Female footballer of the year beating off competition from Elizabeth Addo and Sandra Owusu-Ansah.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Okine|first=Sammy Heywood|date=22 June 2015|title=List Of Nominees & Winners For The 42nd MTN Swag Awards|url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/776861/list-of-nominees-winners-for-the-42nd-mtn-swag.html|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Modern Ghana}}</ref>
She helped the club to retain their Premier League title by scoring the lone goal in the Championship final at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium against Lady Strikers.<ref name=":2" /> She scored 16 goals to also retain her top scorer award and win it in two consecutive seasons.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="gso1"/>
In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and joined Trabzonspor to play in the Super League.<ref name="tff0"/> In March 2025, she joined Emirati side Abu Dhabi Country Club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.modernghana.com/sports/1388199/black-queens-forward-princella-adubea-joins-abu.html |title=Black Queens forward Princella Adubea joins Abu Dhabi Country Club |publisher=Modern Ghana |date=24 March 2025 }}</ref>
==International goals== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 6 April 2016 || Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia || {{fbw|TUN}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–1 || rowspan=2| 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 2. || 12 April 2016 || rowspan=2| Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana || {{fbw|TUN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 |- | 3. || 24 October 2021 || {{fbw|NGA}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |- | 4. || 19 February 2023 || Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin || {{fbw|BEN}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || Friendly |- | 5. || 14 July 2023 || General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry, Guinea || {{fbw|GUI}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=2| 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |- | 6. || 18 July 2023 || Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana || {{fbw|GUI}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 |- |}
== Honours == '''Ampem Darkoa'''
* Ghana Women's Premier League: 2015–16,<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 4, 2016|title=Ampem Darkoa beat Hasaacas Ladies to win league|url=https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports/football/national-womens-league-ampem-darkoa-beat-hasaacas-ladies-to-win-league/j6s4jdl|website=www.pulse.com.gh}}</ref> 2017<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2017-10-08|title=Ampem Darkoa beat Lady Strikers 1-0 to retain National Women's League title|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/ampem-darkoa-beat-lady-strikers-1-0-to-retain-national-womens-league-title|access-date=2021-06-26|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> *Ghana Women's Super Cup: 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-23|title=Ampem Darkoa Ladies win Super Cup after beating Police Ladies 2-0|url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/Ampem-Darkoa-Ladies-win-Super-Cup-after-beating-Police-Ladies-2-0-531438|access-date=2021-10-18|website=GhanaWeb|language=en}}</ref> 2018<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 September 2018|title=Ampem Darkoa retain Women's Super Cup|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/ampem-darkoa-retain-womens-super-cup|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Ghana Football Association}}</ref> '''Kiryat Gat'''
* Ligat Nashim: 2022–23 * Toto Cup: 2022
'''Ghana'''
* Turkish Women's Cup third-place: 2020<ref name=":7">{{Cite web|last=Ahmadu|first=Samuel|date=10 March 2020|title=Ghana 3–1 Kenya: Addo at the double as Black Queens silence Harambee Starlets|url=https://www.goal.com/en-cm/news/ghana-3-1-kenya-addo-at-the-double-as-black-queens-silence/omke03rtoo481o2dkq0o9b3ny|access-date=18 October 2021|website=Goal}}</ref>
'''Individual'''
* African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Top goal scorer: 2018 * Ghana Women's Premier League Top goal scorer: 2015–16,<ref name=":3" /> 2017 *Ghana Women's Premier League Most Promising Player: 2014–15<ref>{{Cite web|title=PHOTOS: National Women's Championship final between Hasaacas Ladies and Ampem Darkoah Ladies|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/photos-national-womens-championship-final-between-hasaacas-ladies-and-ampem-darkoah-ladies|website=GhanaSoccernet}}</ref> * SWAG Female footballer of the Year: 2016,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2017-05-28|title=42ND SWAG AWARDS: Priscilla Adubea wins Female Footballer of the Year|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/42nd-swag-awards-priscilla-adubea-wins-female-footballer-of-the-year|access-date=2021-10-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> 2017<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2018-05-06|title=Priscilla Adubea: Ampem Darkoaa striker is 2017 SWAG Female Footballer of the Year|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/priscilla-adubea-ampem-darkoaa-striker-is-2017-swag-female-footballer-of-the-year|access-date=2021-10-18|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}</ref> * Ghana Women's FA Cup Top goal scorer: 2016<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Prisons Ladies beat Police to lift Sanford Women's FA Cup trophy|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/prisons-ladies-beat-police-to-lift-sanford-womens-fa-cup-trophy|access-date=2021-05-17|website=Ghana Football Association}}</ref>
==See also== *List of Ghana women's international footballers
== References == <references>
<ref name="tff0">{{cite web |url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=2703695 |publisher=Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu |title=Princella Adubea |language=tr |accessdate=4 January 2025 }}</ref> <ref name="gso1">{{Cite web|last=Darkwah|first=Frank|date=20 September 2017|title=Ampem Darkoa Ladies to play Lady Strikers in NWL finals on October 7|url=https://ghanasportsonline.com/2017/09/ampem-darkoa-ladies-play-lady-strikers-nwl-finals-october-7/|access-date=19 October 2021|website=Ghana Sports Online|archive-date=26 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026233443/https://ghanasportsonline.com/2017/09/ampem-darkoa-ladies-play-lady-strikers-nwl-finals-october-7/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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== External links == * {{GSA player|princella-adubea/157223}} * {{IFA league player|249119}}
{{Ghana squad 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations}}
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