Asisat Oshoala

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Asisat Oshoala
MON
Oshoala with Barcelona in 2019
Personal information
Full name Asisat Lamina Oshoala[1]
Date of birth (1994-10-09) 9 October 1994 (age 30)[2]
Place of birth Ikorodu, Nigeria
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bay FC
Number 8
Youth career
Robo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Robo
2013–2015 Rivers Angels (6)
2015–2016 Liverpool 9 (3)
2016–2017 Arsenal 11 (2)
2017–2019 Dalian Quanjian 20 (23)
2019 → Barcelona (loan) 7 (7)
2019–2024 Barcelona 101 (85)
2024– Bay FC 5 (1)
International career‡
2010–2014 Nigeria U20 11 (7)
2013– Nigeria 61 (37)
Medal record
Women's Football
Representing  Nigeria
African Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Namibia Nigeria
Gold medal – first place 2016 Cameroon Nigeria
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ghana Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 October 2023

Asisat Lamina Oshoala ListenⓘMON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Bay FC and the Nigeria women's national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best female players in women's football and her generation.[3][4] She is one of the most celebrated African female footballers of all time, having won African Women's Footballer of the Year a record six times.[5][6]

Oshoala previously played for English clubs Arsenal and Liverpool, Chinese club Dalian, and Nigerian clubs Rivers Angels and FC Robo. She won the 2015 FA Women's Cup with Arsenal; two league championships and a cup title with Dalian; and the 2019–20 Copa de la Reina and 2019–20 Supercopa de España Femenina with Barcelona. In 2019, she became the first African player to score a goal in a UEFA Women's Champions League final. On 16 May 2021, Oshoala became the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League, after Barcelona defeated Chelsea 4–0 in the finals.[7] The following season, she became the first African woman to win the Primera División's Pichichi Trophy, and in August 2022 became the first African woman nominated to the Ballon d'Or Féminin. In 2024, she became the first African player to win the UEFA Champions League three times.

Oshoala was the highest goal scorer at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and was named the best player at the tournament. She was also named the best player and second highest goal scorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.

In September 2014, Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan. In 2021, she was named in the Forbes 30 Under 30.[8] She is popularly called “Àgba Baller”, which means in her local parlance, “Legendary Footballer”.

In July 2023, after her group stage heroics against Australia in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Oshoala saw a massive increase in her Instagram followership which made her become the first African female footballer to have a million followers on the social media platform.[9]

Club career

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Liverpool: 2015–2016

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On 23 January 2015, Oshoala joined Liverpool in England's Women's Super League. The club's manager, Matt Beard, called her "one of the best young players in the world".[10] Although rumours had linked her with other clubs, she was very happy to join Liverpool.[11] She was the first player from an African nation to compete in the top women's league in England.[12]

Despite missing two months of the 2015 season with a knee injury,[13] Oshoala scored three goals in the nine games in which she played as defending champions Liverpool finished in seventh place.[14] Her first goal of the season was the game-opener of a 2–1 win against Birmingham City on April 1.[15] During the club's 2–1 win over Manchester City, she scored the game-opening goal in the tenth minute.[16] She scored the club's third goal of a 3–1 win against Arsenal on 12 July.[17][18]

In January 2016, Liverpool reported that a transfer bid from Arsenal had activated the release clause in Oshoala's contract and that she was discussing personal terms with the London club.[19][20]

Arsenal: 2016–2017

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In March 2016, Oshoala signed with Arsenal.[21] Arsenal manager, Pedro Losa said of her signing, "Asisat is a fantastic talent and will be a great addition to our squad. She is quick, with excellent feet and has proven she can score goals so it's very positive she has decided to join us."[21]

Oshoala helped Arsenal win the 2016 FA Women's Cup Final on 14 May.[22] The win marked the club's 14th title.[23] Oshoala made 13 appearances for the club during the 2016 season and scored two goals.[15] She scored the game-winning goal in the 2–0 win against Notts County on 28 August.[24] Arsenal finished in third place with a 16–4–2 record.[25]

Dalian Quanjian: 2017–2019

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On 10 February 2017, Oshoala signed with Chinese club Dalian (大连女子足球俱乐部).[26] During the 2017 season, she scored 12 goals helping Dalian Quanjian win the league championship. She was awarded the league's Golden Boot award for most goals scored.[27] The same year, she scored four goals during the 2017 Women's Super Cup and helped the club defeat Shanghai 5–3 to win the championship.[27] In October 2018, she helped the club win the league championship for the second consecutive year.[28]

FC Barcelona: 2019–2024

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On 31 January 2019, Spanish club FC Barcelona Femení signed Oshoala on a loan deal until the end of the season.[29] On May 31, 2019, Barcelona announced her full transfer to the club and extension until 2022.[30] She scored seven goals in her seven appearances for the club during the 2018–19 season.[15] Barcelona finished in second place during the regular season with a 25–2–3 record.[31]

Asisat Oshoala dribbles the ball during the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final on 18 May 2019
Oshoala dribbles the ball during the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final

Oshoala scored Barcelona's only goal in a 4–1 defeat to Lyon in the 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final. She was the first African (and Nigerian) to score in a Champions League Final.[32]

During the 2019–20 season, Oshoala scored 20 goals in her 19 appearances for Barcelona.[15] She scored her first goals of the season with a brace against Atlético Madrid on 19 September 2019.[33] In October, she scored another brace against Madrid lifting Barcelona to a 4–0 win.[34] On January 11, 2020, Oshoala scored four goals in a 6–0 win against CD Tacon.[35] Barcelona finished in first place during the regular season with an undefeated 19–0–2 record. Oshoala's 20 goals ranked second in the league following teammate Jenni Hermoso with 23.[36]

Oshoala scored the game-opening goal in the fourth minute of the 2019–20 Copa de la Reina semi-finals against Seville. She provided assists on two the goals to lift Barcelona to a 6–0 win.[37] Barcelona defeated Logroño 3–0 to clinch the championship.[38]

On 21 August 2020, Oshoala provided the assist for Kheira Hamraoui's game-winning goal in the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final against Atlético Madrid lifting Barcelona to the semi-final.[39]

On 24 March 2021, Oshoala scored the game-winning goal in the team's 3–0 win over Manchester City during the first leg of the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League quarterfinals.[40] On 16 May 2021, Oshoala became the first African woman to win the UEFA Champions League, after coming on in the 71st minute of the finals with Barcelona defeating Chelsea 4–0.[7]

On 10 March 2022, Oshoala signed a two-year contract extension that would keep her at Barcelona until 30 June 2024.[41]

During her time at Barcelona, Oshoala made 162 appearances and scored 117 goals, becoming the fourth highest goalscorer in the club's history and won 14 trophies which included two trebles.[42][43] Having taken part in all competitions of Barcelona's 2023–24 season before leaving at the end of January, she also won the team's quadruple.[44]

Bay FC: 2024–present

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On 1 February 2024, Barcelona and Bay FC announced Oshoala had joined the latter club.[42][45][46][47] On her NWSL debut, Oshoala scored Bay FC's first goal in the 1–0 victory against Angel City.[48]

International career

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Oshoala's club coach Edwin Okon was serving as the national team interim manager when he gave her a debut senior cap in a friendly defeat by world champions Japan in September 2013.[49]

Oshoala was named as the best player at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and was the top goalscorer at the tournament with seven goals. She was also named best player and second top goalscorer with the Super Falcons team who won the 2014 African Women's Championship.[50][51] She also won the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2015. In September 2014, Oshoala was made a Member of the Order of the Niger by President of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan.[52]

On 8 June 2015, Oshoala scored her first 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup goal when she scored the team's second goal in a 3–3 draw with Sweden in Winnipeg.[53] After the team was defeated 2–0 by Australia[54] and 1–0 by the United States, they did not advance to the knockout stages.[55]

Oshoala was also a member of the Super Falcons team who won the African Women's Championship in 2016 and 2018. She scored three goals in the 2018 Edition in Ghana.

External videos
video icon Oshala named Player of the Match for Nigeria v Korea Republic at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup retrieved 28 March 2021

Oshoala vice-captained the Super Falcons at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[56] During the team's second group stage match against South Korea, she scored in the 75th minute lifting Nigeria to a 2–0 win.[57] Oshoala was named Player of the Match.[58] Her goal was nominated for Goal of the Tournament by FIFA.[59] Nigeria finished third in Group A and advanced to the knockout stages where they faced two-time champions Germany and were defeated 3–0 in a controversial match heavily influenced by video assistant referee (VAR).[60]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[61]

In the Super Falcons second group stage game against host nation Australia, Oshoala came in as substitute for fellow teammate, Uchenna Kanu, in the 63rd minute of regulation time and scored the third goal of the match for her team after ten minutes of play. This goal made her the first Super Falcons' player to score at three consecutive FIFA World Cups, having scored in the 2015 and 2019 editions and also the first African (and Nigerian) to score at three different FIFA Women's World Cups.[62][63][64]

Style of play

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Oshoala found success as a forward for Nigeria's youth teams but made most of her early appearances for the senior national team as an attacking midfielder. She was nicknamed "Seedorf" after male footballer Clarence Seedorf and has also been referred to as "Superzee" by her teammates.[65][66]

Personal life

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Oshoala recounts that her parents were not supportive when she dropped out of school to pursue a football career.[67] She is a Muslim.[68]

Oshoala launched the Asisat Oshoala Foundation in 2019 focused on empowering girl footballers in Africa.[69][70] The foundation hosts the annual Asisat Oshoala Foundation Football4girls tournament in Lagos.[71] She is a NIKE Ambassador.[72] In 2021, she was named to Forbes 30 Under 30.[8] In October 2021, she was appointed unto FIFA's technical advisory group on the growth and advancement of women's football. The grouped is headed by Jill Ellis and has fellow African Doreen Nabwire also as a member.[73][74]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Oshoala goal.
List of international goals scored by Asisat Oshoala
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 24 May 2014 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda  Rwanda 1–0 4–1 2014 African Women's Championship qualification
2 2–0
3 7 June 2014 Abuja Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria  Rwanda 2–0 8–0 2014 African Women's Championship qualification
4 7–0
5 14 October 2014 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Zambia 5–0 6–0 2014 African Women's Championship
6 22 October 2014 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  South Africa 1–0 2–1 2014 African Women's Championship
7 2–0
8 25 October 2014 Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia  Cameroon 2–0 2–0  2014 African Women's Championship
9 8 June 2015 IG Field, Winnipeg, Canada  Sweden 2–2 3–3 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
10 20 November 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Mali 2–0 6–0 2016 African Women's Championship
11 4–0
12 5–0
13 6–0
14 23 November 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Ghana 1–0 1–1 2016 African Women's Championship
15 26 November 2016 Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon  Kenya 3–0 4–0 2016 African Women's Championship
16 11 June 2018 Agege Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Gambia 2–0 6–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17 5–0
18 24 November 2018 Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast, Ghana  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 6–0 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
19 3–0
20 4–0
21 27 February 2019 AEK Arena, Larnaca, Cyprus  Austria 1–2 1–4 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
22 6 March 2019 Tasos Markos Stadium, Paralimni, Cyprus  Thailand 1–0 3–0 2019 Cyprus Women's Cup
23 12 June 2019 Stade des Alpes, Grenoble, France  South Korea 2–0 2–0 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
24 3 September 2019 Agege Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Algeria 1–0 1–0 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
25 7 October 2019 Agege Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria  Ivory Coast 1–1 1–1 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
26 23 February 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Ilıca, Turkey  Equatorial Guinea 2–0 9–0 2021 Turkish Women's Cup
27 3–0
28 4–0
29 9–0
30 7 April 2023 Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey  Haiti 2–0 2–1 Friendly
31 27 July 2023 Lang Park, Brisbane, Australia  Australia 3–1 3–2 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
32 31 October 2023 MKO Abiola Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria  Ethiopia 3–0 4–0 2024 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Honours

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Rivers Angels
Arsenal
Dalian Quanjian
FC Barcelona
Nigeria

Individual

Orders

See also

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