Five players have been shortlisted for the 2016 BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award.
Cameroon striker Gaelle Enganamouit, France midfielder Amandine Henry, Scotland midfielder Kim Little and USA pair Carli Lloyd and Becky Sauerbrunn are nominated.
You can vote for your favourite online or by text until 08:00 GMT/09:00 BST on Monday 9 May.
Here we looks at the five contenders vying for the BBC World Service honour, which is in its second year.
Vote for the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year here
Gaelle Enganamouit
Gaelle Enganamouit |
Club: FC Rosengard Position: Forward Age: 23
How was 2015?
Part of the Cameroon team that reached the last 16 on their Women’s World Cup debut last year.Started all four games and netted a hat-trick in the 6-0 group win over Ecuador, becoming the first African to score three times in a Women’s World Cup match.
She was in the Eskilstuna United team that finished as surprising runners-up in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan, finishing as the league’s top goalscorer with 18 goals and helping secure qualification for the Women’s Champions League.
Career highlights
Helped Cameroon qualify for the Olympic Games for the first time in 2012, appearing as a substitute – aged 20 – in their three defeats.Moved from Cameroon in 2012 to play for Spartak Subotica in the Serbian First League and the Women’s Champions League. Scored what was reportedly the fastest goal in women’s football history, after only three seconds.
Joined newly promoted Damallsvenskan team, Eskilstuna United, in December 2013, and switched to champions FC Rosengard two years later as a replacement for Germany’s Anja Mittag.
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