Shadia Nankya
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 November 2001[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender[3] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| UCU Lady Cardinals | |||
| –2025 | FC Masar | 27 | (3) |
| 2025 | Washington Spirit | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Dallas Trinity (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Uganda | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:39, 18 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 October 2021[3] | |||
Shadia Nankya (born 25 November 2001) is a Ugandan footballer who plays as a defender for the Uganda national team.
Nankya has played for UCU Lady Cardinals in Uganda.[4] She suffered a knee injury in May 2022, which kept her out of action until February 2023.[5] She later joined FC Masar, where she made 27 appearances and scored three goals.[6]
On 13 February 2025, Nankya transferred to the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League. She signed a two-year contract with a team option.[6] On 8 March, she was loaned to Dallas Trinity FC for the remainder of the 2025 calendar year.[7] She made 2 appearances in her stint with Dallas, totaling 21 minutes of play.[2] Nankya departed from Washington on a mutual contract termination in January 2026.[8]
