Sarah Nnodim (born 25 December 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Nasarawa Amazons in the Nigerian Women's Championship. She plays internationally for the Nigeria women's national football team, having previously been a member of the Nigeria women's national under-20 football team which reached the final of the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sarah Ihechiluru Amaka Nnodim[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1995[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nasarawa Amazons | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Nasarawa Amazons | |||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2010–2012 | Nigeria U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2014 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 2[2] | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:57, 2 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Career
editClub
editAt club level, she plays for Nasarawa Amazons in the Nigerian Women's Championship.[3]
International
editNnodim has represented Nigeria at all levels, having played the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in 2010 and 2012 as well as the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4] At that final tournament, she was part of the team that reached the final but lost against Germany.[5]
She was promoted to the senior squad following that tournament, when she was named in a 33-woman squad list for the 2014 African Women's Championship as one of four "Falconets" players who transitioned to the "Super Falcons". Coach Edwin Okon said at the time of the four, "They’re invited to come and contest for the shirts with other invited players and I strongly believe they’ll justify the invitation."[5]
At senior level she was part of the squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4] She was sent off in Nigeria's final match of the tournament, when they lost against the United States 1–0 in the third match of the group stage. Nnodim received two yellow cards, both for tackles from behind, leaving Nigeria with 10 women for the final 20 minutes of the game after she brought down American player Sydney Leroux.[6]
Honours
edit- Nigeria U20
Runner-up
References
edit- ^ a b c "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ "Profile". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (28 May 2015). "Perpetua Nkwocha aims to end Nigeria career on a high". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ a b "FIFA player stats". FIFA. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Four Falconets Promoted To Falcons". Africa Independent Television. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria Women 0 - 1 United States Women". BBC Sport. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
External links
edit- Sarah Nnodim – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sarah Nnodim at Soccerway
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