Global InformationDoreen Nabwire information
 Nabwire in Amsterdam in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Doreen Nabwire Omondi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Korogocho, Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2008 | Mathare United Women | ||
| 2009–2010 | Werder Bremen | 18 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | PEC Zwolle | 16 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Matuu FC | (4) | |
| 2013–2014 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | 1. FC Köln II | 6 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2016 | Kenya | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Doreen Nabwire Omondi (born 5 March 1987), nicknamed "Dodo",[1][2] is a Kenyan former footballer. In 2009, Nabwire became the first Kenyan woman to play professional football in Europe.[3] She also played and served as captain of the Kenya women's national football team. She played for FC Zwolle in de Eredivisie Vrouwen from 2010 to 2011.[3]
Since 2016, she has been working as the Women's Football Development Officer and Director of Women's football for the Football Kenya Federation.
Nabwire co-founded a Community Based Organization (CBO) called Girls Unlimited in 2009, which uses a variety of sports to nurture and develop youths' talents to bring social change and development in communities in Kenya.
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