Florence Ajayi

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Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian football defender,[1] currently playing for Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish Second Division.[2]

Florence Ajayi
Personal information
Full name Florence Kikelomo Ajayi
Date of birth (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
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

Career

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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

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As a member of the Nigerian national team Ajayi won five consecutive African Championships 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 also served as the Nigeria women team's captain.[9]

Footnotes

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  • A–1 FIFA World Cup (including qualifications) and Olympics matches only.

References

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  1. ^ WHY KIKELOMO AJAYI WILL NEVER PLAY FOR FALCONS AGAIN
  2. ^ Dínamo Guadalajara signs Nigerian Florence Ajayi. FFemenino.es, 20 May 2013
  3. ^ Statistics in the Slovenian Football Association's website
  4. ^ "Kikelomo Ajayi Signs 2 Years Deal in Poland". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Letnia giełda transferowa". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  7. ^ Squads Archived 15 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine in Womensoccer.de
  8. ^ 2008 Olympics archive in NBC's website
  9. ^ Kikelomo Ajayi:Bring Sam Okpodu back to Falcons[usurped] National Mirror