Princella Adubea
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 December 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Techiman, Ghana | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abu Dhabi Country Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Ampem Darkoa Ladies | ||
| 2019–2020 | Sporting de Huelva | 20 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Racing de Santander | 32 | (4) |
| 2022–2024 | Kiryat Gat | 28 | (17) |
| 2024–2025 | Trabzonspor | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Abu Dhabi Country Club | 1 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| Ghana | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024 | |||
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.[2][3]
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.[4][5] She also ended the season as the top goal scorer in the 2016 Ghana Women's FA Cup.[6] She won the SWAG Female footballer of the year beating off competition from Elizabeth Addo and Sandra Owusu-Ansah.[7][8]
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.[9] She scored 16 goals to also retain her top scorer award and win it in two consecutive seasons.[9][10]
In September 2024, she moved to Turkey, and joined Trabzonspor to play in the Super League.[11] In March 2025, she joined Emirati side Abu Dhabi Country Club.[12]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 April 2016 | Stade Oued Ellil, Oued Ellil, Tunisia |  Tunisia | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2. | 12 April 2016 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Tunisia | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3. | 24 October 2021 |  Nigeria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 4. | 19 February 2023 | Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou, Benin |  Benin | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 14 July 2023 | General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry, Guinea |  Guinea | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 6. | 18 July 2023 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Guinea | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
Honours
Ampem Darkoa
- Ghana Women's Premier League: 2015–16,[13] 2017[9]
- Ghana Women's Super Cup: 2017,[14] 2018[15]
Kiryat Gat
- Ligat Nashim: 2022–23
- Toto Cup: 2022
Ghana
- Turkish Women's Cup third-place: 2020[16]
Individual
- African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Top goal scorer: 2018
- Ghana Women's Premier League Top goal scorer: 2015–16,[17] 2017
- Ghana Women's Premier League Most Promising Player: 2014–15[18]
- SWAG Female footballer of the Year: 2016,[7] 2017[17]
- Ghana Women's FA Cup Top goal scorer: 2016[6]
