Cecilia Hagan

Cecilia Hagan
Personal information
Full name Cecilia Hagan
Date of birth (2000-02-07) 7 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ahli
Number 75
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Sea Lions
2021–2022 Soccer Intellectuals 20 (0)
2022– Al-Ahli 11 (4)
International career‡
2016 Ghana U17 4 (0)
2017–2020 Ghana U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2023

Cecilia Hagan (born 7 February 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Ahli. she played previously for Ghana's youth national teams

Club career

Hagan began playing football in Ghana for Bafana Ladies (now Seas Lions FC) and stayed with the club for five years.[1]

In November 2021, Hagan joined Soccer Intellectuals after her contract with Sea Lions expired for a one-season deal.[2] Hagan who played 17 of 18 matches, played 3 matches in the 2022–23 season before joining Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Ahli.[citation needed]

Al-Ahli

Since joining Al-Ahli Saudi FC in October 2022, Hagan has consistently participated in matches, contributing to the team's performance in the 2022–23 season.[3] in the 2023–24 season and namely in the 2023–24 SAFF Women's Cup, she netted a brace in Al-Ahli 17–0 against Al Bayraq, the club biggest win since its inception.[4]

International career

Hagan has represented Ghana on youth levels, namely under-17, and under-20 national teams. She was included in Ghana's squad for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan.[5] In 2018, she was selected to represent the under-20 team (Ghana Black Princess) in the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.[6] since then till 2020 Hagan was called for most of the under-20 training camps and qualification matches.[7][8]

Hagan is yet to make her senior debut, however, In December 2023, she was visited by the Black Queen's newly appointed coach Nora Häuptle in Saudi Arabia.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 December 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Soccer Intellectuals 2021–22 GWPL 17 0 – – — — 17 0
2022–23 3 0 – – — — 3 0
Total 20 0 – – — — 20 0
Al-Ahli 2022–23 SWPL 8 2 – – — — 8 2
2023–24 2 0 1 2 — — 3 2
Total 10 2 1 2 — — 11 4
Career total 30 2 1 2 — — 31 4

Honours

Al-Ahli

1st place, gold medalist(s) Champion: 2023–24

References

  1. ^ "WPL: Sea Lions defender Cecilia Hagan express her readiness for Sunday's clash against Intellectuals". domesticsportsgh.com. 15 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Football: Cecilia Hagan joins Soccer Intellectuals on one-year deal". domesticsportsgh.com. 26 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Cecilia Hagan on target in Al-Ahli heavy win over Al Shabab". domesticsportsgh.com. Sirr Madiba Mandela. 31 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ "سيدات الأهلي يستعرضن بـ 17 هدفا.. وشعلة الشرقية يسجل 18" [The Al-Ahli women's team showcases 17 goals, while the Eastern Flames score 18.]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). Shawq Al-Ajmi. 24 November 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  5. ^ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 5 October 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Ghana name squad for 2018 Fifa U-20 Women's World Cup". goal.com. Evans Gyamera-Antwi. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Black princesses to begin camping on Sunday". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Cecilia Hagan named in Black Princess 31 Provisional squad". domesticsportsgh.com. Benjamin Bonzoh-Benzyma. 14 August 2020. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Black Queens's coach Nora Hauptle visits Alice Kusi and Cecilia Hagan in Saudi Arabia". ghanaweb.com. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.