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Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender.[1][2]
| 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 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Koko Queens | |||
| Rivers Angels | |||
| Jegede Babes | |||
| –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
editAjayi 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
editAs 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
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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