Number 08 · The professional game
Valerie Nekesa
FWD · CD Tenerife · Spain · 2025–present
Kenya's first goal at a FIFA Women's World Cup finals
48
Total score of 80
14
League strength (25)
13
Prestige (20)
8
Titles won (20)
13
Impact (15)
Bungoma to Madira
She came out of Bungoma County through Madira Soccer Assassins and Madira Girls High School.
The World Cup goal
She scored Kenya's first ever goal at a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, the tournament that gave the country its first World Cup appearance at any level.
Spain
CD Tenerife signed her on 11 July 2026, aged eighteen, on a contract to June 2027, starting with the reserve side as she settles into the Spanish system.
Honours and milestones
- First Kenyan goal at a FIFA Women's World Cup
- Kenya U-17 World Cup squad
Career record
Madira Soccer Assassins, CD Tenerife
Did you know
Eighteen years old, and already in the record books
She scored Kenya's first goal at a FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup — the first World Cup goal the country has scored at any level, men's or women's. CD Tenerife signed her in July 2026, aged eighteen, on a deal running to 2027.
First
Kenyan goal at a FIFA World Cup finals
18
Her age on signing in Spain
2026
The move to CD Tenerife