Asisat Oshoala
Asisat Oshoala| Personal information |
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| Full name | Asisat Lamina Oshoala[1] |
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| Date of birth | (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 |
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| Place of birth | Ikorodu, Nigeria |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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| Playing position | Forward |
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| Club information |
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Current team | Liverpool Ladies |
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| Youth career |
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| FC Robo |
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| Senior career* |
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
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| 2009–2013 | FC Robo | | |
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| 2013–2015 | Rivers Angels | | |
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| 2015– | Liverpool Ladies | 0 | (0) |
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| National team‡ |
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| 2011– | Nigeria | | |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:32, 15 November 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:32, 15 November 2014 (UTC) |
Asisat Lamina Oshoala MON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool Ladies. She was the best player and highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She was also best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.[2][3]
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.[4] In September 2014 Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.[5]
On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined Liverpool Ladies.[6]
Oshoala incurred the wrath of her parents when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career. She attributes her dislike of household pets to being a Muslim.[7]
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Nigeria
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