# Ajara Nchout

Ajara Nchout Njoya (born 12 January 1993) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Qadsiah and the Cameroon women's national team.

## Early life

Born in Njissé, Foumban, Nchout states that her family discouraged her from playing football, preferring that she instead focus on education.

## Club career

In January 2015 Nchout agreed to join Western New York Flash of the NWSL. She had previously played in the Russian Top Division for FC Energy Voronezh and WFC Rossiyanka.
She was waived by the Flash in October 2015. In December 2015 she announced that she had signed for Sundsvalls DFF of the Swedish Elitettan.
Nchout later signed with Vålerenga after appearing in 22 matches for Sandviken. She missed the final of the Norwegian cup with Sandviken as she was on international duty with Cameroon, a match they lost.

## International career

As a member of the Cameroonian national team, she played at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was capped for all four matches in the 2015 World Cup, and scored a goal against Japan, the team that ended up placing second in the tournament. During the 2019 World Cup, she scored the team's only two goals in the team's only win of group play that led them to the round of 16. In August 2019, she was nominated for 2019 FIFA Puskas Award for her goal against New Zealand at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

## Honours
### Vålerenga

* Toppserien: 2020
* Norwegian Women's Cup: 2020
Atlético Madrid
* Supercopa de Espana: 2020–21
Cameroon
* Women's Africa Cup of Nations: runner-up: 2014, 2016, third place: 2018
Individual
* Elitettan top scorer: 2016
* Toppserien top scorer: 2020
* African Women's Footballer of the Year finalist: 2019, 2022

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 12 June 2015 | BC Place, Vancouver, Canada | Japan | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 2. | 6 June 2018 | Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville, Congo | Congo | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 9 June 2018 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Congo | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 17 November 2018 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Mali | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 5. | 20 November 2018 | Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Algeria | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 6. | 20 June 2019 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | New Zealand | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 7. | 20 June 2019 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier, France | New Zealand | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 8. | 12 November 2019 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9. | 5 March 2020 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Zambia | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 10. | 10 March 2020 | Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka, Zambia | Zambia | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 11. | 10 April 2021 | Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Chile | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2020 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 12. | 18 February 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon | Gambia | 2–0 | 8–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 13 | 9 July 2022 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | Tunisia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 14. | 17 July 2022 | Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco | Botswana | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| 15. | 21 February 2023 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton, New Zealand | Portugal | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |