Jennifer Cudjoe
Ghanaian footballer (born 1994)
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Jennifer Cudjoe (born 7 March 1994) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Super League club Brooklyn FC the Ghana women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jennifer Cudjoe[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana[2] | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brooklyn FC | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Lady Norse | 22 | (23) |
| 2015 | Northeastern State RiverHawks | 21 | (8) |
| 2016 | UMFK Bengals | 18 | (16) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies | ||
| 2017 | California Storm | ||
| 2018–2019 | Asheville City | 13 | (5) |
| 2020 | Chattanooga Lady Red Wolves | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 20 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Nordsjælland | 17 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | DC Power | 18 | (0) |
| 2025– | Brooklyn FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010 | Ghana U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Ghana U20 | 6 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 July 2023 | |||
Club career
Cudjoe signed a short-term contract with Sky Blue FC for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[2] She made her NWSL debut on 30 June 2020.[4]
Cudjoe was selected by Racing Louisville FC in the 2020 NWSL Expansion Draft,[5] but Sky Blue soon acquired her back in a trade.[6]
On 23 August 2024, Cudjoe signed for USL Super League team DC Power FC.[7]
On 5 November 2025, Cudjoe joined fellow USL Super League club Brooklyn FC.[8]
International career
Cudjoe accepted her first senior team roster selection in July 2023 for the 2024 CAF Women's Olympic qualifying tournament.[9] Ghana had previously offered Cudjoe a spot in 2021, which she declined due to concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and that her concerns about Ghana's lack of support for the squad had not been heeded. She had previously appeared for the Ghana under-20 team at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 4 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup[b] | Playoffs[c] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NJ/NY Gotham FC[a] | 2020 | NWSL | — | 6 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| FC Nordsjælland | 2023–24 | Danish Women's League | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| DC Power FC | 2024–25 | USL Super League | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 53 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 0 | ||
- Sky Blue FC changed its name to NJ/NY Gotham FC in 2021.
- Includes the NWSL Challenge Cup
- Includes NWSL Playoffs
- Includes the NWSL Fall Series
Honors
Individual
- Ghanaian Female Footballer of the Year: 2015[2]
