Cathy Biya

Catherine Biya

Personal information
Date of birth	(2006-07-18) 18 July 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth	Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	CD Getafe Femenino
Number	1
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	AS Awa	-	(0)
2022–2025	Éclair de Sa'a	41	(0)
2025–	Getafe	23	(0)
International career
2023–2024	Cameroon U20	7	(0)
2025–	Cameroon	2	(0)
Medal record Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2026 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Catherine Biya (born 18 July 2006) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Segunda Federación club CD Getafe Femenino and the Cameroon national team.

Biya won the Cameroonian Golden Ball as the tournament's best goalkeeper in the first division of Cameroon women's football league in 2024.

Biography

Catherine Biya was born on July 18, 2006 in Cameroon. She began her career in 2021 with the club AS Awa FC. In 2022, she moved to Éclair de Sa'a. In 2025, she joined the Spanish club CD Getafe Femenino.

International career

She was selected for Cameroon at under-20 levels in 2023. Biya was a member of the squad that participated in the Under-20 World Cup.

In 2023, she participated in the African U20 Games Ghana. That same year, Cathy took part in the South Ladies Cup in Avignon France. And came second in this tournament.

In 2024, Cathy received another call-up for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Colombia. That same year, she was nominated by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as African Goalkeeper of the Year.

In June 2026, She was included in Cameroon's squad for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco and later won the entire tournament for the first time in their history.

Career statistics

Honours

Cameroon

• Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2026

Individual

• 2023: Best goalkeeper award at the South Ladies Cup in Avignon, France
• 2025: Prize for best goalkeeper in the Cameroonian Women's Championship at the Cameroon Ballon d'Or

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