Ama Agbeze

Ama Agbeze
Personal information
Born (1982-11-12) 12 November 1982
Selly Oak, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
School Monkton Combe School[2]
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, GK, WD
Years Club team(s) Apps
2004–2007 Loughborough Lightning
2008–2009 Leeds Carnegie
2008 West Coast Fever
2009 Melbourne Vixens
2010 Central Pulse
Years National team(s) Caps
2001–present  England 49
Medal record
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastNetball
2006 MelbourneNetball
Last updated: 16 March 2009

Ama Agbeze (surname pronounced "Ab-wear-zeh") (born 12 November 1982 in Selly Oak, England) is an English international netball player. Agbeze plays in the goal defence and goal keeper positions. She debuted in the England national squad in 2001 and became captain during the 2016 season.[3] During her international career she won bronze playing for the English team during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[4]

Agbeze played for the Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague from 2004–2007, before transferring to Leeds Carnegie in 2008. In 2008 Agbeze signed with the West Coast Fever to play in the Australasian ANZ Championship. She subsequently moved to the Melbourne Vixens for the 2009 season,[5] and after receiving little court time there she transferred to New Zealand franchise the Central Pulse for 2010.[6]

Ama was educated at Kings Norton Girls School in Birmingham and then at Monkton Combe School, near Bath, Somerset.

Ama has an LLB(Law) and MSC(Finance and Management) and is a qualified lawyer.

Return to the Superleague

In October 2018, Agbeze announced that she would return to the Superleague for the 2019 season.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2014-08-13. Retrieved 2014-08-13.
  2. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  3. ↑ "England netball: Ama Agbeze to lead England against Jamaica". BBC Sport. 2016-11-09. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  4. ↑ England Netball profile. Retrieved 13 June 2008.
  5. ↑ 2009 Melbourne Vixens profile Archived 2009-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  6. ↑ "Another import confirmed for Pulse". Newstalk ZB. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
  7. ↑ "Netball Superleague: England captain Ama Agbeze set to return to the UK". BBC Sport. 5 October 2018.
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