Personal information | |||
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Full name | Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 13 June 1994||
Place of birth | Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [3] | ||
Position(s) | Forward [3] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Club YLA | ||
Number | 20 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Monroe Tribunes | 31 | (79) |
2019 | Bridgeport Purple Knights | 18 | (3) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Honka | 44 | (4) |
2015–2017 | Jitex | 50 | (27) |
2019–2021 | TiPS | 25 | (21) |
2021–2022 | UDG Tenerife | 9 | (0) |
2022 | Real Betis | 0 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Club YLA | 26 | (9) |
2023– | KuPS | 15 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021. [4] |
Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo (born 13 June 1994) is a Finnish-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KuPS and the Nigeria women's national team.
Ariyo was raised in Helsinki and Espoo. [5] [3] Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Finnish. [6]
Ariyo has attended the Monroe Community College and the University of Bridgeport in the United States. [5] [3]
Ariyo made her league debut against United Pietarsaari on 9 July 2011. [7] She scored her first league goal against Åland United on 14 August 2013, scoring in the 88th minute. [8]
Ariyo made her league debut against QBIK on 12 April 2015. [9]
Ariyo made her league debut against Åland United on 23 March 2019. [10] She scored her first league goals against IK Myran on 20 April 2019, scoring in the 18th and 34th minute. [11]
On 30 June 2021, Ariyo was announced at UDG Tenerife. [12] She made her league debut against Barcelona on 4 September 2021. [13]
Ariyo was announced at Real Betis. [14]
On 30 June 2022, Ariyo was announced at Club YLA. [15]
On 4 August 2023, Ariyo was announced at KuPS. [16] She made her league debut against HJK on 8 August 2023. [17] Ariyo scored her first league goal against Åland United on 12 August 2023, scoring in the 62nd minute. [18] She won the August 2023 Best Player award in September 2023. [19] Ariyo scored against Celtic on 4 September 2024 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring in the 18th minute. [20]
Ariyo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica. [21]
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