Nina Abe
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 2007 | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Tczew | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2021 | Błękitni Wejherowo | ||
| 2021–2022 | AP Lotos Gdańsk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | TKKF Checz Gdynia | 32 | (8) |
| 2024– | Pogoń Tczew | 19 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Poland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023 | Poland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2023 | Poland U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2024– | Poland U19 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 June 2025 | |||
Nina Abe (born 18 July 2007) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ekstraliga club Pogoń Tczew and the Poland national under-19 team.
A native of Lębork, Abe began playing football at the age of six, taking inspiration from her two older brothers. She joined Błękitni Łęczyce – a newly created branch of the WAPN Błękitni academy – in nearby Łęczyce as her first club.[1] In 2019, Abe helped the under-12 team win the Pomeranian provincial title and place ninth at the nationwide Tymbark Cup in Warsaw.[2][3] She also represented the provincial team at the under-13 and under-15 levels under the auspices of the Pomeranian Football Association.[4] Already characterized by her speed and vision on the pitch, Abe joined AP Lotos Gdańsk in July 2021.[1][2] During this time, she did her homework on her commutes to Gdańsk from her hometown.[1] Abe helped the under-15 indoor team win the 2022 LOTOS Griffin Cup and was named the player of the tournament.[5]
In her youth, Abe expressed her admiration for players such as Robert Lewandowski, Ewa Pajor, and Neymar.[1] Aside from football, she was also a successful cross country runner, competing in the Lębork Grand Prix Cup.[6]
Club career
From 2022 to 2024, Abe played for TKKF Checz Gdynia in the second-tier I liga.[7] She scored her first professional goal in a 2–2 draw against Stomilanki Olsztyn on 5 November 2022 and finished her first season with four goals.[8] Abe scored four more league goals in her second season in 2023–2024, including a brace in a 5–0 win over Legionistki Warszawa on 18 November 2023.[9] She also netted a brace in a 15–0 Polish Cup win over PTC Pabianice earlier that month.[10][a]
On 10 August 2024, it was announced that Abe had signed with Ekstraliga side Pogoń Tczew.[4] She made her top-flight debut on the first matchday of the 2024–25 season against Czarni Sosnowiec.[12] On 16 October, Abe scored a hat-trick in an 11–0 Polish Cup win over Włókniarz Białystok in the round of 32.[13] In the next round, she scored two goals, including a game-winning strike in the 85th minute, in a 3–2 victory over the UKS SMS Łódź reserves.[13] Pogoń Tczew reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to defending league champions Pogoń Szczecin.[14] Abe scored her first two Ekstraliga goals on 8 March 2025, netting a brace in a 2–3 loss to Śląsk Wrocław.[15] On 3 May, she recorded a goal and an assist in a blowout loss to GKS Katowice, who secured the league title with the win.[16] Abe scored another brace in a 3–3 draw against Rekord Bielsko-Biała the following week.[17] She finished her first top-flight season with five goals in 19 league appearances as she helped Pogoń Tczew to a ninth-place finish. Aside from leading her team in scoring, she was the highest-scoring rookie in the league.[7] In an earlier match against Rekord Bielsko-Biała, Abe was recorded at a speed of 30.7 km/h (19.1 mph), making her one of the fastest players in the league as well.[18]
International career
A Poland youth international, Abe has been capped at the U15, U16, U17, and U19 levels. She first scouted by national team coaches at the 2019 Tymbark Cup.[2] In October 2021, Abe was invited to the Poland under-15 training camp in Wałbrzych,[19] representing the Poland U15s in a pair of friendly wins against the Czech Republic later that month to mark her youth international debut.[2] She earned another call-up for training camp in Piaseczno in November.[20]
In January 2023, Abe was called up to the Poland U16s by manager Marcin Kasprowicz ahead of the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament held in Portugal, which they departed for after a training camp in Kraków.[21] She appeared in all three matches against Liechtenstein, Portugal, and Scotland, respectively.[b] In early August, Abe was invited to the Poland under-17 training camp in Warsaw.[25] She joined the squad that October for 2024 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualifiers, appearing in all three matches against Iceland, Norway, and Ireland, respectively, as Poland won the group and advanced to the second round.[26] Abe was called up to two further under-17 training camp sessions in 2024: in January in Pruszków and in April in Warsaw.[27][28]
In May 2024, Abe was called up to the Poland U19s by manager Katarzyna Barlewicz for training camp in Nowy Sącz ahead of a friendly against Slovakia,[29] starting in a 1–2 loss.[30] She earned another U19 call-up in May 2025, starting in a 5–2 friendly win over Ukraine.[31] The following month, Abe was named in the Poland U19s squad for the 2025 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship.[32]