Ulunma Jerome

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Ulunma Jerome
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-04-11) 11 April 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Mbieri, Nigeria
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defernder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2009 Rivers Angels
2010–2011 Piteå 26 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ulunma Jerome (born 11 April 1988) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender. [1] She has also made several appearances for the Nigeria national team. [2]

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Club career

Ulunma was born in Mbieri, Nigeria. She competed in the 2008 summer Olympics games with the Nigeria team as a defender. [3]

In the year 02/2011 to 12/2011 she played with the Pitea IF as a defender, likewise from 07/2007 to 01/2011 she played with the Rivers Angels still as a defender. [4]

Her debut was in the Damallsvenskan on 13 April 2011 against Linköping.

International career

Ulunma participated in the FIFA league world cup, in the FIFA league olympics games and also in the FIFA league friendlies. [4]

Women's Soccer Africa: 2011 FIFA WWC [5] - Ulumma has come of age and would be best remembered for her defence splitting pass to Perpetua Nkwocha that resulted in Nigeria’s opening goal against Equatorial Guinea in the final of the Africa Women Championship last year in South Africa.

References

  1. "Nigeria omit Akide". 31 August 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  2. "Falcons Dismiss Banyana". Vanguard. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  3. "Ulunma Jerome".
  4. 1 2 "Ulunma Jerome". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
  5. "FIFA Women's World Cup Final 2007".