Shalma Midje

Shalma Midje
Personal information
Full name Gertrudis Engueme Midje Obiang
Date of birth (2007-11-17) 17 November 2007 (age 18)
Place of birth Zumaia, Basque Country, Spain
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Fundación CD Tenerife B
Youth career
2020–2021 Zumaiako
2021–2023 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2024 Real Sociedad C 26 (1)
2024– Zumaiako 17 (6)
International career‡
2025– Equatorial Guinea 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 February 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 February 2025

Gertrudis Engueme Midje Obiang (born 17 November 2007), commonly known as Shalma Midje, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tercera Federación club Fundación CD Tenerife B. Born in Spain, she plays for the Equatorial Guinea national team.

Club career

In August 2021, Midje joined Real Sociedad academy from Zumaiako. In summer 2024, she departed from Real Sociedad C and returned to her first club, Zumaiako. She received a tribute from her former club in December.

Midje joined Fundación CD Tenerife B in 2026.

International career

In February 2025, the Spanish-born talent received her first call-up to the Equatorial Guinea senior national team at just 17 years old. Discovered by scouts during vacation the previous year, she was selected to participate in a double-header against Tanzania in the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification. On 20 February 2025, she made her debut as a starter in a 3–1 away defeat to the Twiga Stars, scoring her first goal and Equatorial Guinea's only goal of the match.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 February 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Equatorial Guinea 202511
Total11
Scores and results list Equatorial Guinea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Midje goal.
List of international goals scored by Midje
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 February 2025Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–01–32026 WAFCON qualification

References

  1. ↑ "Estadística de Jugador". Federación Guipuzcoana de Fútbol (in European Spanish).
  2. 1 2 "Shalma Midje Obiang - Jugadoras". txapeldunak.com. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ↑ Romatet, Juan Luis (30 January 2025). "The Zumaiarra footballer Shalma Midje will play for Equatorial Guinea". zumaiaguka.eus (in Basque). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  4. ↑ "Third team|A new project begins". realsociedad.eus (in Spanish). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2025. Shalma Midje (Zumaiako FT)
  5. ↑ "Tribute to Former Academy Players|Thank you!". Real Sociedad. 24 December 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2025. Equipo Femenino C: Shalma Midje
  6. ↑ "Visualización de Equipos". Canary Islands Football Federation.
  7. ↑ "Shalma Midje from Zumaia has been called up by Equatorial Guinea for the 2026 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying round". ground.news. 31 January 2025. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Utrera, Sara (30 January 2025). "Shalma Midje called up for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers". diariovasco.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  9. ↑ Amundarain, Pedro (20 February 2025). "The Zumaiarra Shalma Midje makes her debut for Equatorial Guinea, scoring a goal from outside the box". noticiasdegipuzkoa.eus (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 February 2025.