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| Full name | Halimat Adio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Hali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 January 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Coventry University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halimat 'Hali' Adio (born 27 January 1998) is an England netball international. She plays for London Pulse in the Netball Super League, where she is vice-captain.
Adio was born in London and began playing netball when she was in Year 9. [1] She has an older and a younger sister. [1] Adio graduated from Coventry University with a first-class honours degree in BSc Biomedical Sciences in 2021. [2] She managed her studies while playing for London Pulse and was awarded a Full Blue for her sporting achievements. [3]
Adio signed for Wasps Netball for the 2018 season. [4] She joined the U21 side but provided cover for the first team for a couple of games. [4] [3]
She signed for Severn Stars ahead of the 2019 season. [5] She played five matches before getting injured. [3]
Adio followed coach Sam Bird when she joined London Pulse ahead of the cancelled 2020 season. For the 2021 season she was named co-captain with Lindsay Keable. [1] Adio missed the entirety of the 2022 season with a lateral meniscus tear. [6] She returned to court in 2023 where she helped Pulse reach the Netball Super League Grand Final, and was part of the 2024 squad that finished third after defeat in the play-off semi finals. Adio won her first Super League Grand final in 2025, defeating Loughborough Lightning 53–45. [7]
Adio was selected into the Roses at U19 level, where she joined tours to Jamaica and South Africa. She was subsequently elevated to the U21s, however, an injury prevented her from appearing at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. [8] In 2019, Adio was first selected for the Future Roses squad and played at the 2019 Netball Europe Open Championships in Northern Ireland. [8]
Adio made her senior debut, co-captaining the Roses against the New Zealand Silver Ferns in the 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy on the 24 September 2023. [8] She was named in the squad for the 2024 Netball Nations Cup where England finished runners up and the 2025 Netball Nations Cup where England won gold. [9]
In her spare time Adio is head coach of Hyde Park Netball Club.
