Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide (born 17 June 1998), known as Rinsola Babajide, is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club Real Betis. She previously played for Millwall Lionesses and Watford Ladies Football Club, Brighton & Hove Albion and she has represented England at Under 21 level.
![]() Babajide with Liverpool in November 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.74 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Real Betis | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Crystal Palace | |||
2015–2016 | Millwall Lionesses | 31 | (7) |
2017–2018 | Watford | 15 | (3) |
2018–2022 | Liverpool | 45 | (10) |
2021–2022 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Real Betis | 13 | (3) |
National team | |||
2016-2017 | England U19 | 9 | (0) |
2017-2018 | England U20 | 6 | (0) |
2019 | England U21 | 8 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2020 |
Babajide was Liverpool's second highest goal scorer in the 2018/19 WSL season with two campaign goals.
Babajide was then Liverpool's joint-second WSL goal scorer in the 2019/20 season with one single league goal. She didn't feature for Liverpool in the second half of the 2020/21 Championship season after refusing to train[2] with the first team squad and was then subsequently moved down into the age group development squad away from the first team.[3]
She joined Millwall Lionesses Ladies from Crystal Palace Ladies in January 2015,[4] but made her professional debut on March 18 against the London Bees in a FA WSL match which ended in a draw.[5]
In February 2017, Babajide completed a transfer to Watford Ladies.[6] She scored her first competitive goal for the club in a 3–2 loss to London Bees in a FA WSL Spring Series fixture.[7] Babajide finished as Watford's joint top scorer in the 2017 Spring Series, with three goals.[8]
Her transfer to Liverpool was announced on 25 January 2018.[9] Babajide was part of the squad that saw Liverpool relegated to the Championship in 2020.[10]
Brighton & Hove Albion WFC
On 26 July 2021, Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club announced the signing of Rinsola on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool Women.[11]
In August 2018, Babajide was part of the England U20s squad that claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[12]
Due to her family background, Babajide is also eligible to represent Nigeria.[13]
Club | Season | League | League Cup[lower-alpha 1] | FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Continental[lower-alpha 3] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Millwall Lionesses | 2015 | FA WSL 2 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
2016 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||
Total | 31 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
Watford | 2017 | FA WSL 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | ||
2017–18 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
Liverpool | 2017–18 | FA WSL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
2018–19 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
Total | 21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | ||
Career total | 67 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 17 |
England U20s
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