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Jade Boho

Jade with Logroño in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Jade Boho Sayo
Date of birth	(1986-08-30) 30 August 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Valladolid, Spain
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000–2003	Orcasitas
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2007	Torrejón	34+	(19+)
2007–2013	Rayo Vallecano	138	(44)
2013–2014	Atlético Madrid	28	(12)
2014–2015	Rayo Vallecano	29	(10)
2015	Bristol Academy	6	(3)
2016	Reading	8	(1)
2016–2018	Madrid CFF	22	(14)
2018–2021	Logroño	76	(28)
2021–2022	Servette	18	(8)
2022–2023	Alhama	25	(3)
International career‡
2003–2005	Spain U-19	21	(12)
2010–2018	Equatorial Guinea	13	(18)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Spain UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship 2004 Finland Representing  Equatorial Guinea Women's Africa Cup of Nations Second 2010 South Africa 2012 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2023. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 April 2014

Jade Boho Sayo (born August 30, 1986), often called Jade Boho or simply Jade, is a former professional footballer. She played as a forward. Jade spent most of her club career playing in Spain. She also played in England and Switzerland. Jade was born and grew up in Spain. Her father was Spanish, and her mother was from Equatorial Guinea. She played for both Spain's under-19 team and Equatorial Guinea's senior team.

Early Life and Family Background

Jade took the last names of her mother, Lourdes Cristina Boho Sayo. Her mother was from Equatorial Guinea and became a Spanish citizen in August 1980. Five years later, before Jade was born, her mother acted in the film Dust. Jade's father was Spanish and from Valladolid, where her mother lived and worked. Jade never met her father. Jade has lived in Madrid since she was three months old, so she feels like a Madrilenian.

Club Career Highlights

Jade Boho had a long and successful career playing for several football clubs. She played in Spain, England, and Switzerland.

Playing in Spain

Jade played for AD Torrejón CF and Rayo Vallecano. With Rayo Vallecano, she achieved great success. She helped them win three Spanish Championships. She also won one national cup with the team. During her time there, she also played in the UEFA Women's Champions League, which is a big European competition. After her time at Rayo, she played for Atlético Madrid. Later, she returned to Rayo Vallecano for another period. She also played for Madrid CFF, EdF Logroño, and Alhama CF in Spain.

Playing in England

In the summer of 2015, Jade joined Bristol Academy. The team was struggling at the bottom of the FA WSL league table. Even though she traveled a lot for her national team duties in Africa, she scored many goals. Her coach praised her as "inspirational" for her efforts. When Bristol Academy was moved down to a lower league, Jade left the club. She then signed with Reading for the 2016 FA WSL season. However, her stay there was short. She decided to move back to Madrid. Her last game for Reading was on October 30, 2016, against Chelsea.

Playing in Switzerland

Later in her career, from 2021 to 2022, Jade played for Servette in Switzerland.

International Career

Jade Boho had a unique international career, playing for two different countries.

Representing Spain U19

Jade was born and grew up in Spain. However, because her mother was from Equatorial Guinea, she had the choice to play for either country. She chose to play for Spain's under-19 team. In 2004, she was part of the Spanish team that won the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship. In the final match against Germany, Jade scored the first goal, helping her team win. She also scored two goals in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship.

Playing for Equatorial Guinea

Since 2010, Jade has been a member of the Equatoguinean senior team. Because she had played for Spain in the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship, FIFA had her registered as a Spanish player.

Just before the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA temporarily stopped Jade from playing in both international and club games for two months. This was because she was playing for Equatorial Guinea after having played for a Spanish national team within the past five years. The Equatoguinean Football Federation did not complete the paperwork to change her FIFA-registered nationality quickly enough. Because of this, she was not allowed to play. As a result, Equatorial Guinea was also removed from qualifying for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

In September 2011, Jade announced she would no longer play for Equatorial Guinea. However, she changed her mind a year later. She went to Malabo for a friendly match against the Democratic Republic of the Congo in June 2012. That same year, she helped Equatorial Guinea win the African Championship.

International Goals for Equatorial Guinea

Here are some of the goals Jade scored for Equatorial Guinea:

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	November 2, 2010	Sinaba Stadium, Daveyton, South Africa	Cameroon	1–0	2–2	2010 African Women's Championship
2	November 11, 2010		South Africa	2–0	3–1
3	November 14, 2010		Nigeria	2–3	2–4
4	April 17, 2011	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Cameroon	2–0	0–3	2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
5	June 23, 2012		DR Congo		3–0	Friendly
6	October 31, 2012			6–0	6–0	2012 African Women's Championship
7	November 3, 2012		Senegal	1–0	5–0
8				2–0
9	June 7, 2014		Ivory Coast	1–0	2–2	2014 African Women's Championship qualification
10	May 23, 2015	Stade de Kinkala, Kinkala, Republic of the Congo	Congo	2–0	3–0	2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
11				3–0
12	May 31, 2015	Estadio de Bata, Bata, Equatorial Guinea		1–0	4–0
13				2–0
14				3–0
15	April 10, 2016	Estadio de Malabo, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea	Mali	1–0	2–1	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
16	November 26, 2017		Comoros	3–0	4–0	Friendly
17				4–0
18	June 6, 2018	Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos, Kenya	Kenya	1–0	1–2	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification

Achievements and Awards

Club Honours

• Rayo Vallecano
  • Spanish Championship:
  • 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
  • Copa de la Reina de Fútbol:
  • 2008

International Honours

• Spain U-19
  • UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship:
  • 2004
• Equatorial Guinea
  • African Women's Championship:
  • 2012 (Winner)
  • 2010 (Runner-up)

Images for kids

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  Jade with Logroño in 2019

See also

In Spanish: Jade Boho para niños