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Asisat Oshoala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Asisat Lamina Oshoala[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1994 [2] | ||
| Place of birth | Ikorodu, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team
| Liverpool Ladies | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Robo | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2013 | FC Robo | ||
| 2013–2015 | Rivers Angels | ||
| 2015– | Liverpool Ladies | 5 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nigeria | 17[3] | (11) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1:28, 9 June 2015 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)† Appearances (Goals). | |||
Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool Ladies. She was named best player and was the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.
Club career
On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined Liverpool Ladies. Liverpool manager, Matt Beard called her "one of the best young players in the world".[4] Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool.[5]
International career
Oshoala found success as a forward for Nigeria's youth teams but made most of her early appearances for the senior national team as an attacking midfielder. She was nicknamed "Seedorf" after male footballer Clarence Seedorf and has also been referred to as "Superzee" by her teammates.[6][7]
She was named best player and with 7 goals was also the top goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.[8][9] She also won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2015.
In September 2014 Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Good luck Jonathan.[10] On 8 June 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada, Oshoala opened her senior FIFA Women's World Cup account by scoring Nigeria's second goal in a 3–3 draw with Sweden.
Personal life
Oshoala incurred the wrath of her parents when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career.[11] She attributes her dislike of household pets to being a Muslim.[12]
Honours
International
- Nigeria
- African Women's Championship Winner: 2014
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up: 2014
Club
- Rivers Angels
- Nigerian Women's Championship (1): 2014
- Nigerian Women's Cup (2): 2013, 2014
Individual
- BBC Women's Footballer of the Year: 2015[13]
- Queen of The Pitch Award: 2014[14]
- African Women's Footballer of the Year: 2014,[15]
- African Women's Youth Player of the Year: 2014,[15]
- African Women's Championship Golden Ball: 2014[16]
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Boot: 2014
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Ball: 2014
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