Florence Ajayi

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Florence Ajayi
Personal information
Full name Florence Kikelomo Ajayi
Date of birth (1977-04-28) 28 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Akure, Nigeria
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Koko Queens
Rivers Angels
Jegede Babes
–1999 Pelican Stars
1999–2001 Niederkirchen
2001–2004 Police Machine
2004–2008 Bayelsa Queens
2008–2010 Tianjin Teda
2011–2012 Krka Novo Mesto 7 (0)
2012–2013 Pogoń Szczecin
2013–? Dínamo Guadalajara
International career
1998–2008 Nigeria [a] 19 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florence Kikelomo Ajayi [1] is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. [2] [3]

Contents

Career

Ajayi started her career in the Nigerian Championship for teams such as: Koko Queens, Rivers Angels, Jagede Babes & the Pelican Stars. Following her participation in the 1999 World Cup she signed for 1.FFC Niederkirchen among the German Bundesliga, where she then spent two (2) full seasons. She later returned to Nigeria, playing for teams such as the Police Machine, as well as the Bayelsa Queen. She did so until 2008 whereas she relocated to the Tianjin Teda within the Chinese Super League. By 2010, a decade later, she decided to return to the European leagues, successively furthering her career for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia, Pogoń Szczecin, in Poland, as well as Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish region, second tier. [4] [5] [6]

International

As a member of the Nigerian national team, Ajayi won a total of five (5) consecutive African Championships between the years of 1998 and 2006, then took part in the 1999 & 2003 World Cups, [7] followed by the 2000 [8] & 2008 [9] Summer Olympics. During these events she served as the Nigerian women's team captain. [10]

Notes

  1. ↑ FIFA World Cup (including qualifications) and Olympics matches only

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References

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  2. ↑ Dudu_dara (25 September 2010). "THE SOCIAL WORKER: WHY KIKELOMO AJAYI WILL NEVER PLAY FOR FALCONS AGAIN, *CONFIRMS SEX DEMAND". THE SOCIAL WORKER. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "Fútbol Femenino - El Dínamo Guadalajara ficha a la nigeriana Kikelomo Ajayi". ffemenino.es. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
  4. ↑ "SLOVENSKA ŽENSKA NOGOMETNA LIGA 11/12 | NZS". www.nzs.si. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kikelomo Ajayi Signs 2 Years Deal in Poland". Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  6. ↑ "Letnia giełda transferowa". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "FIFA.com - FIFA Player Statistics: Kikelomo AJAYI". www.fifa.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2008.
  8. ↑ "Olympic Team Rosters". www.womensoccer.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012.
  9. ↑ nbcolympics.com. "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics | Kikelomo AJAYI Profile & Bio, Photos & Videos | NBC Olympics". www.2008.nbcolympics.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  10. ↑ Kikelomo Ajayi:Bring Sam Okpodu back to Falcons [usurped] National Mirror


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