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Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and a midfielder for Spanish club Levante Las Planas. She previously played for Umeå IK and Kristianstads DFF.[2] She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national team (The Super Falcons).
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Asaba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Levante Las Planas | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cold City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Akwa Starlets | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC United | (28) | |
| 2010–2016 | Umeå IK | 140 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Kristianstad | 64 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Madrid CFF | 64 | (5) |
| 2022- | Levante Las Planas | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Nigeria | 33 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:40, 16 January 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2011 | |||
Club career
From 2006 to 2009, Chikwelu played in Finland for FC United. She was the top scorer of Finnish women's league Naisten Liiga in 2009 with 22 goals.[3]
Chikwelu spent seven seasons with Umeå IK from 2010 to 2016, but left upon the club's relegation and joined Kristianstads DFF on a two-year contract.[4]
International career
Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004 to 2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China and a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2011 FIFA women's World Cup.[5]
Honours
- African Women's Championship Winner: 2016, 2018
References
- Source
- "Rita Chikwelu profile". Umeå IK. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- "Naisten Liiga scorers 2006–2011". Finnish Football Association. Archived from the original on 6 February 2013. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
- Fredriksson, Emelie (26 November 2016). "Rita Chikwelu klar för Kristianstads DFF" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
- "Rita Chikwelu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
External links
Media related to Rita Chikwelu at Wikimedia Commons
- Rita Chikwelu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- FIFA.com – Article on Rita Chikwelu
- FC United – Picture of Rita and FC United team
- FIFA.com – Photo album
- Rita Chikwelu at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Rita Chikwelu at Soccerway
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[de] Rita Chikwelu
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