Florence Ajayi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florence Kikelomo Ajayi | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Akure, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Koko Queens | |||
| Rivers Angels | |||
| Jegede Babes | |||
| until 1999 | Pelican Stars | ||
| 1999–2001 | Niederkirchen | ||
| 2001–2004 | Police Machine | ||
| 2004–2008 | Bayelsa Queens | ||
| 2008–2010 | Tianjin Teda | ||
| 2011–2012 | Krka Novo Mesto | 7 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| 2013– | Dínamo Guadalajara | ||
| National team | |||
| 1998–2008 | Nigeria[A–1] | 19 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian football defender,[1] currently playing for Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish Second Division.[2]
Career
Ajayi started her career in the Nigerian Championship for Koko Queens, Rivers Angels, Jagede Babes and Pelican Stars. After playing the 1999 World Cup she signed for 1.FFC Niederkirchen in the German Bundesliga, where she spent two seasons. Returning to Nigeria, she played for Police Machine and Bayelsa Queen until 2008 when she moved to Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League. In 2010, she returned to the European leagues one decade later, playing successively for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia, Pogoń Szczecin in Poland and Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish second tier.[3][4][5]
International
As a member of the Nigerian national team she won five African Championships in a row between 1998 and 2006, and took part in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups[6] and the 2000[7] and 2008[8] Summer Olympics. She served as the Nigerian women team's captain.[9]
Footnotes
- A–1 FIFA World Cup (including qualifications) and Olympics matches only.
References
- ↑ WHY KIKELOMO AJAYI WILL NEVER PLAY FOR FALCONS AGAIN
- ↑ Dínamo Guadalajara signs Nigerian Florence Ajayi. FFemenino.es, 20 May 2013
- ↑ Statistics in the Slovenian Football Association's website
- ↑ Kikelomo Ajayi Signs 2 Years Deal in Poland
- ↑ Letnia giełda transferowa
- ↑ Statistics in FIFA's website
- ↑ Squads Archived 20 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine. in Womensoccer.de
- ↑ 2008 Olympics archive in NBC's website
- ↑ Kikelomo Ajayi:Bring Sam Okpodu back to Falcons National Mirror
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