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Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu (born 25 February 1994) is an American-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and for the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Reign FC, Portland Thorns FC, and Boston Breakers. She played collegiate soccer at the University of California Berkeley and in high school at Los Osos High School.[3]

Ifeoma Onumonu

Onumonu with Boston Breakers in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Ifeoma Chukwufumnaya Onumonu[1]
Date of birth	(1994-02-25) 25 February 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Gotham FC
Number	25
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2016	California Golden Bears	82	(33)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017	Boston Breakers	18	(0)
2018–2019	Portland Thorns	8	(0)
2019	Reign FC	20	(2)
2020–	Gotham FC	24	(8)
National team‡
2017	United States U23
2021–	Nigeria	5	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 March 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 February 2022.[2]

Born in the United States, Onumonu has represented Nigeria since 2021.[4]

Club career

Boston Breakers

After playing collegiately at the University of California, Onumonu was drafted by the Boston Breakers with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[5] She appeared in 18 games for Boston in her rookie season.[1]

Portland Thorns

After the Boston Breakers folded ahead of the 2018 season, Onumonu was selected by the Portland Thorns in the 2018 Dispersal Draft.[6] She was waived on May 8, 2019, after playing in eight games.[7][1]

Reign FC

On 14 May 2019, Onumonu signed with Reign FC as a National Team Replacement player.[8] After stellar performances, she earned a supplemental roster spot on June 28.[9]

NJ/NY Gotham FC

On 17 January 2020, Onumonu was traded to Sky Blue FC.[10] She re-signed with the team on a one-year deal on January 20, 2022 based on her strong performance during the 2021 NWSL season, which saw her named to the Best XI Second Team.[11][12]

On October 25, 2022, Onumonu signed a new three-year contract that will keep her with Gotham FC through the 2025 season.[13]

International career

Onumonu has represented the United States on the Under-23 Women's National Team.[14] In June 2021 she received her first call up to the Nigeria Women's National Team[4]

Awards and honors

Individual

• NWSL Best XI Second Team: 2021[12]
• NWSL Team of the Month: June 2019,[15] August 2021[16]
• NWSL Player of the Week: 2019 week 10,[17] 2021 week 13[18]

References

External links

• U.S. Soccer player profile
• Cal Golden Bears player profile
• NJ/NY Gotham FC player profile

На других языках

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- [en] Ifeoma Onumonu

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[es] Ifeoma Onumonu

Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu (Rancho Cucamonga, California; 25 de febrero de 1994) es una futbolista nigeriana nacida en Estados Unidos. Juega como delantera en el NJ/NY Gotham FC de la National Women's Soccer League de Estados Unidos.[1] Es internacional con la selección de Nigeria.

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[it] Ifeoma Onumonu

Ifeoma Chukwufumnay Onumonu (Rancho Cucamonga, 25 febbraio 1994) è una calciatrice statunitense naturalizzata nigeriana, attaccante del NJ/NY Gotham e della nazionale nigeriana.

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