Loza Abera

Loza Abera Geinore
Born	(1997-10-02) October 2, 1997 Durame, Ethiopia
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2012–present
Known for	Forward for DC Power FC and Ethiopia women's national team

Loza Abera Geinore (Amharic: ሎዛ አበራ; born 2 October 1997) is an Ethiopian professional footballer who operates as a forward for DC Power FC in the USL Super League and represents the Ethiopia women's national team. Her previous clubs include the USL W League side Virginia Marauders and Nigd Bank in the Ethiopian Women's Premier League.

Early life

Originating from Durame, Loza was the third-born child and stood out as the only female footballer in her community, frequently competing alongside boys in school and local competitions. She started playing football at the age of six. In 2011, she showcased her talents for the SNNP regional team during the All Ethiopian Games, netting seven goals and attracting interest from national team selectors.

Ethiopia

Abera launched her professional journey in 2012 with Hawassa City S.C. Women, where she emerged as the leading scorer and helped secure two third-place finishes in the league. Under coach Asrat Abate’s invitation, she moved to Dedebit F.C. Women, spending four seasons there, consistently capturing both league titles and top scorer honors, including an impressive tally of 47 goals during the 2015–16 EWPL campaign.

Although presented with financially rewarding offers, Abera chose to complete her secondary education before enrolling at Addis-Abeba University’s school of commerce, while maintaining her football commitments domestically. During the 2018–19 EWPL season, following a short period in Sweden with Kungsbacka DFF, she joined Adama City Women and played a pivotal role in securing their inaugural EWPL championship.

Having scored over 200 goals across six EWPL seasons, Abera holds the record as the league’s all-time highest goal scorer. In November 2020, she transferred to Nigd Bank within the Ethiopian Women's Premier League.

International experience

Abera underwent trials with Turkey’s Antalyaspor and Sweden’s Kungsbacka DFF, where she contributed to Kungsbacka’s promotion to the top division before financial issues curtailed her stay. In September 2019, she signed with Malta’s Premier League club Birkirkara F.C. (women), finishing as the league’s leading goal scorer by netting 30 goals in just 12 appearances.

In a major milestone for her international career, Abera joined DC Power FC in September 2024 ahead of the inaugural season of the USL Super League.

Awards

On 23 November 2020, Abera was honored as one of the BBC's 100 Women.