Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun (born 23 May 1993) is a Swiss football forward, playing for Roma and for the Switzerland national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, Full-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Roma | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2009 | FC Dietikon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | FC Zürich | ||
2011–2016 | FC Basel | 107 | (46) |
2016–2018 | Turbine Potsdam | 29 | (2) |
2018–2023 | Paris FC | 87 | (0) |
2023– | Roma | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013– | Switzerland | 91[2] | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2023 (UTC) |
Club career
editAigbogun started her career playing for FC Zürich and later FC Basel, both in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Since her debut in September 2013, a 9–0 win over Serbia, she has been a member of the Switzerland national team.[3]
Aigbogun rejected a transfer offer from SC Freiburg of the Frauen-Bundesliga in 2014.
She eventually moved to Germany in 2016, signing for Turbine Potsdam.[4]
International career
editShe was concerned that a failure to settle abroad could cost her a place in the Swiss national squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,[5] where she scored one goal against Ecuador.
Personal life
editAigbogun's father emigrated from Nigeria to work as a pastor in Zürich. Therefore, she was eligible to play for the Nigerian national team, before deciding to represent Switzerland.[6]
References
edit- ^ "List of Players – Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ Portrait in the Swiss Football Association's page
- ^ "Turbine Potsdam verpflichtet Aigbogun". sport.de.
- ^ "Aigbogun Turns Down Freiburg Move". SL10.ng. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
- ^ "Eseosa Aigbogun: Mit Vaters Segen auf Torejagd" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
External links
edit- Eseosa Aigbogun – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Eseosa Aigbogun at Soccerway.com
- Eseosa Aigbogun at FBref.com
- Eseosa Aigbogun at the German Football Association