Simisola Feyishayo Awujo (born September 23, 2003) is a soccer player. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simisola Feyishayo Awujo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-09-23) September 23, 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| AFC Lightning | |||
| NASA Tophat | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | USC Trojans | 27 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | United States U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Canada U20 | 10 | (0) |
| 2022– | Canada | 3 | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 12, 2022 | |||
Awujo began playing youth soccer at age 7 with AFC Lightning.[1] Afterwards, she played youth soccer with NASA Tophat.[2]
In 2021, she began attending the University of Southern California, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] She scored her first goal on September 5, 2021 against the Western Michigan Broncos.[3] After her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.[4]
Awujo was eligible to represent the United States (where she was born), Nigeria (where her parents were born), and Canada (as her mother is a citizen).[5]
In 2019, she represented the United States U17 at a UEFA Women’s Development Tournament in the Czech Republic.[6]
In January 2022, she attended her first camp with the Canada U20, later being selected for to the rosters for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze medal,[7] and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup rosters, where she played every minute.[8][9]
In August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against Australia.[7] She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute.[10]