Yvonne Gabong

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Yvonne Gabong (born 29 August 1996) is a Papua New Guinean international footballer who plays as a midfielder and is co-captain of the Papua New Guinea women's national team. She is also the skipper of FC Genesis.

Early life and education Gabong is a native of Madang and Manus in Papua New Guinea. Her father, Alfred Gabong, was a soccer player who represented Papua New Guinea internationally.

She began playing football at the age of nine, representing Salvation Army Lae Primary School. In January 2016, she appeared in the women's World Cup qualifying match against New Zealand in Lae, Morobe, which PNG lost 7–1. On 30 July 2022, PNG defeated Fiji 2–1 in the OFC Women's Nations Cup final in Suva, Fiji. Gabong and Gunemba went on tour with the Nations Cup trophy, first visiting Madang province, where Gabong grew up.

Club career Gabong first played club football for Poro in Lae, Papua New Guinea. At the age of 24, she became the captain of FC Genesis, a new franchise, which went on to win the inaugural 2020–21 Women's National Soccer League (WNSL) Southern Conference.