Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian football defender,[1] currently playing for Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish Second Division.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florence Kikelomo Ajayi | ||
Date of birth | (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Akure, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club 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 | ||
National team | |||
1998–2008 | Nigeria[A–1] | 19 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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]
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]
Nigeria squad – 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Nigeria women's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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Nigeria squad – 2000 African Women's Championship winners (4th title) | ||
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Nigeria squad – 2002 African Women's Championship winners (5th title) | ||
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Nigeria squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup | ||
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Nigeria women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics | ||
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