Anna Kristīne Gornela

Anna Kristīne Gornela

Personal information
Full name	Anna Kristīne Gornela
Birth name	Anna Gornell
Date of birth	(1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth	Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Riga FC
Number	16
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Oral Roberts Golden Eagles	71	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Sundsvalls DFF	11	(0)
2021–2022	FC Dornbirn
2022–2023	PAOK	15	(0)
2023	Mura	9	(2)
2024–	Riga FC		(4)
International career‡
2021–	Latvia	23	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 April 2024

Anna Kristīne Gornela (born Anna Gornell, 9 September 1997) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Riga FC. Born in the United States, she plays for the Latvia national team.^[2]

In the 2022/23 season Gornela won the Panelinio Protathlima trophy with PAOK^[3], the Pan-Hellenic Women's Football Championship. This is also Women's Alpha Ethniki is the highest professional women's football league in Greece.^[4] Gornela helped PAOK place second in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualify stage.

In the 2023 season Gornela playing for ŽNK Mura, she contributed to the Slovenian league title and the Zenska Liga trophy^[5] with ŽNK Mura Gornela helped ŽNK Mura place third in the UEFA Women's Champions League qualify stage.

In the 2024 season Gornela playing for Riga F.C. won to the Latvian league title and the Champions Cup in the Women's Football League (SFL).^[6] The team finished the season with 17 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. Winning the league title has qualified them to play in the UEFA Women's Champions League in 2025.

Gornela made her debut for Latvia in a 20–0 defeat against England on 30 November 2021.^[7][8]

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