Racheal Kundananji
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[RAY-CHEHL KOON-DUH-NAHN-JEE]
HEIGHT 5’7″
BIRTHDAY JUNE 3, 2000
HOMETOWN ZAMBIA
LAST CLUB MADRID CFF (SPAIN)
ACQUIRED TRANSFER 2024
2025: Appeared in 24 matches (20 starts) and recorded over 1,800 minutes… scored four goals… became Bay FC’s all-time scoring leader Sept. 21 vs. Gotham FC.
2024: Joined Bay FC via transfer from Madrid CFF (Spain) on Feb. 14, 2024… appeared in 21 regular season matches, scoring five goals and tallying four assists. Scored in NWSL debut against Houston (3/30).
2023-24: Appeared in 14 matches (11 starts), tallying eight goals and two assists with Madrid CFF in league play.
2022-23: With Madrid CFF, finished with 25 goals – second-most in the league…Appeared in 29 matches…Scored a brace against Real Sociedad in November…Madrid’s Player of the Month in April 2023 after scoring a hat-trick against Alhama CF, a goal against Valencia CF, and a brace in win against Barcelona.
ZAMBIA
2025: Selected five times to Zambia WNT, scoring nine goals… helped Zambia to the quarterfinals of Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in July, falling to eventual champion Nigeria… scored four goals in two games in October international window vs. Namibia.
2024: Scored a brace against Australia in the group stage (7/27) at the Olympics…Helped Zambia qualify for the Olympics, winning a two-legged playoff against Morocco…Scored in the first leg of two legs in the third round of Olympic Qualifying against Ghana (2/23).
2023: Scored a brace in Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualification against Angola (12/5)…Added another goal in the first leg against Angola (11/29)…Started all three matches in the FIFA Women’s World Cup, scoring in the group stage against Costa Rica (7/31).
Player Feature: NWSL Lauren Holiday Impact Nominee Racheal Kundananji Deepens Community Role
Racheal Kundananji’s influence continues to grow across the Bay Area and the NWSL. This year, she earned a nomination for the NWSL Lauren Holiday Impact Award.
