Biodun Obende

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Obende (left) in 2011
Personal information
Full name Biodun Obende
Date of birth (1987-06-14) 14 June 1987 (age 36)
Place of birth Ajegunle, Nigeria
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–2006 Delta Queens
2007–2009 Kuopion MimmiFutis
2010 KPV
2011–2012 NiceFutis
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biodun Obende (born 14 June 1987) is a Nigerian former women's footballer who played professionally in Finland. [1]

Life

Obende was born in Ajegunle in 1987 into a polygamous household with nine siblings. She had seven elder brothers and one sister. [2]

She was invited to play football in Finland by Uche Eucharia where she plays with other Nigerians. She arrived in April 2007 and she now plays professionally for Kokkolan Palloveikot. She began to play with the Finnish team NiceFutis [1] and she was the top scorer in that year.

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References

  1. 1 2 Biodun Obende, Soccerway, Retrieved 2 February 2016
  2. Hard tackles from-boys-made-me-a-better-player-Obende, TheNigerianVoice.com, Retrieved 2 February 2016