Cathy Biya
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Yaoundé, Cameroon | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Catherine Biya (born 18 July 2006)[2] 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
[edit]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.[3] In 2025, she joined the Spanish club CD Getafe Femenino.[4]
International career
[edit]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.[5] That same year, Cathy took part in the South Ladies Cup in Avignon France. And came second in this tournament.[6]
In 2024, Cathy received another call-up for the FIFA U20 Women's World Cup Colombia.[7] That same year, she was nominated by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) as African Goalkeeper of the Year.[8]
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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 24 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AS Awa | 2021–2022 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Éclair de Sa'a | 2022–2025 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| Getafe B | 2025– | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | 64 | 0 | 64 | 0 | |
International
[edit]- As of match played 2026[9]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Cameroon
Individual
- 2023: Best goalkeeper award at the South Ladies Cup in Avignon, France[6]
- 2025: Prize for best goalkeeper in the Cameroonian Women's Championship at the Cameroon Ballon d'Or[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cathy Biya". soccerdonna.de. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Cathy Biya". ESPN. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
- ↑ Leger, Tientcheu (2023-02-22). "Barrages Mondial 2023 : pour sa première cape, Catherine Biya a gouverné" [World Barrages 2023: for her first cape, Catherine Biya governed]. Allez Les Lions (in French). Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Cathy Biya moves to Spain". KICK442 Sport News. 2024-11-28. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Wikiwix Archives". archive.wikiwix.com. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- 1 2 "DE RETOUR DE LA SUD LADIES CUP, LES LIONNES U20 ACCUEILLIES EN HEROÏNES". Fédération Camerounaise de Football (in French). 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Coupe du Monde Féminine U-20 : le Cameroun domine l'Australie(2-0)". Africa24 TV (in French). 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "CAF Awards 2024 : Cathy Biya en lice pour le titre de Gardienne Africaine de l'année !". Actu Cameroun (in French). 2024-11-21. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
- ↑ "Cathy Biya". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 20 August 2026.
- ↑ "Ballon d'or 2024 : la liste complète des récompenses". camfoot.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2025. Retrieved 2026-08-20.
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