Asisat Oshoala

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Asisat Oshoala
Personal information
Full name Asisat Lamina Oshoala[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Ikorodu, Nigeria
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Arsenal Ladies
Number 24
Youth career
FC Robo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 FC Robo
2013–2015 Rivers Angels
2015 Liverpool Ladies 9 (3)
2016– Arsenal Ladies 1 (1)
International career‡
2011– Nigeria 17[3] (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:48, 26 January 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:00, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Arsenal Ladies of the FA WSL as a forward.[4] 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".[5] Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool.[6]

Oshoala missed two months of the 2015 season with a knee injury, as defending champions Liverpool finished seventh of eight teams.[7] In January 2016 Liverpool reported that a transfer bid from Arsenal Ladies had activated the release clause in Oshoala's contract and that she was discussing personal terms with the London club.[8][9]

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.[10][11]

She was named best player and with seven 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.[12][13] 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 Goodluck Jonathan.[14] 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.[15] She attributes her dislike of household pets to being a Muslim.[16]

Honours

International

Nigeria

Club

Rivers Angels
Arsenal

Individual

References

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  18. ↑ Enyeama, Oshoala King and Queen at Nigeria Pitch Awards
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