Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu
Personal information
Full name Rita Chikwelu
Date of birth 6 March 1988 (1988-03-06) (age 24)
Place of birth Nigeria
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Forward/Midfield
Club information
Current club Umeå IK
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
FC United Piertasaari
Umeå IK
National team‡
2007 – present  Nigeria 32 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2011

Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian female professional football player for Finnish Naisten Liiga club FC United Pietarsaari. She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team (The Super Falcons).

Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004-2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.[2]

References

  1. ^ Source: [1]
  2. ^ "Rita Chikwelu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ch/rita-chikwelu-1.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Rita_Chikwelu Rita Chikwelu] at Wikimedia Commons
Nigeria squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
Nigeria squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Football)
Nigeria squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup