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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team 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 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1998–2008 | Nigeria[A–1] | 19 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian football defender,[1] currently playing for Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish Second Division.[2]
Career[edit]
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[edit]
As a member of the Nigerian national team Ajayi 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[edit]
- A–1 FIFA World Cup (including qualifications) and Olympics matches only.
References[edit]
- ^ 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". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ "Letnia giełda transferowa". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
- ^ Squads Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Womensoccer.de
- ^ 2008 Olympics archive in NBC's website
- ^ Kikelomo Ajayi:Bring Sam Okpodu back to Falcons[usurped] National Mirror
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Women's association football defenders
- Nigerian women's footballers
- People from Akure
- Yoruba sportswomen
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Olympic footballers for Nigeria
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate women's footballers in China
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
- Expatriate women's footballers in Slovenia
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Expatriate women's footballers in Poland
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Bayelsa Queens F.C. players
- Pelican Stars F.C. players
- Rivers Angels F.C. players
- ŽNK Krka players
- 1. FFC 08 Niederkirchen players
- Nigerian women's football biography stubs