Asisat Oshoala is a Nigerian-born professional footballer that plays for the national team, the Super Falcons, and for FC Barcelona Femeni. Asisat Oshoala plays as a striker or in the forward position for both her country and club. As part of her biography, we will be revealing details about her life. Thus, if there are questions you have about Asisat Oshoala, they will be answered in the preceding parts of this article.
The widely awarded footballer has so many major highlights and achievements throughout her career so far. While we will provide the details in the article, you can see a quick summary of some of the most significant facts about her below.
10 facts about Asisat Oshoala
- Asisat Oshoala was born on 9th October 1994 in Ikorodu, Lagos State. She attended both primary and secondary school in the state.
- Asisat Oshoala initially planned to have a music career but abandoned the effort early preferring to focus her attention on football.
- Oshoala first played for FC Robo Queens and Rivers Angels FC before moving to Europe.
- She also played for both Liverpool and Arsenal Ladies before going to China to join Dalian Quanjian FC.
- At Dalian Quanjian FC, she won two consecutive titles in the two years she stayed with the club.
- FC Barcelona Femeni first signed her on loan before giving her a permanent contract that will end in 2022.
- Asisat Oshoala has won the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Women’s Player of the Year award four times.
- She has two FIFA Women’s World Cup goals for Nigeria. Her goal at the 2019 Women’s World Cup was voted the goal of the tournament.
- She won the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2019 editions of the Africa Women’s Championship.
- Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan named her a Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) in 2014.
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Asisat Oshoala Biography: Early life and education
Asisat Oshoala was born Asisat Lamina Oshoala on 9th October 1994 in Ikorodu, a city located in the north-east region of Lagos State, Nigeria. She was born into a Yoruba Muslim family. According to reports, her parents were deeply religious. Connect Nigeria claims that Asisat Oshoala’s parents were successful Lagos business people who were into gold and fashion accessories.
Oshoala started her early education at the Air Force Primary School in Victoria Island, Lagos.
After she completed her primary school education, she went on to Aunty Ayo International School in Ikoyi, Lagos where she completed her secondary school education in 2009 at the age of 15. It was after the completion of her basic education that she decided to pursue a passion that had nothing to do with university education.
Young Oshoala first chose to go into the music industry. However, it did not take long for her to realise that she would be a better footballer than a musician. So, she decided to face playing football full time.
Her parents are said to have kicked against this decision at the time. They had wanted their daughter to complete her university education and likely pursue a professional career like banking, medicine or even law. In the end, they had to succumb and let her pursue what she wanted.
Asisat Oshoala Biography: Early career
FC Robo Queens
Oshoala started training as a professional footballer with a popular football training academy, FC Robo Queens, in Mushin, another part of Lagos State. It was at this academy that she perfected her skills as a striking force. The club also opened doors of opportunity for her.
FC Robo Queens was Asisat Oshoala’s first introduction to the world of professional footballing. She was with FC Robo Queens from 2009 to 2013. After proving her worth with the club in the Nigerian Women Football League (NWFL), scouts for Rivers Angels FC poached her from FC Robo Queens.
Rivers Angels FC
In 2013, Asisat Oshoala joined Rivers Angels FC (which is formerly called Larry Angels FC), a club based in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. With Rivers Angels FC, Asisat Oshoala took part in the Nigeria Women Premier League. During the period she was with the club (from 2013 to 2015), Rivers Angels FC won the League title once and came second once.
It had become obvious that she was a star and needed a more competitive atmosphere beyond the shores of the country. Asisat Oshoala Biography: Later club career
Liverpool Ladies
In January 2015, Asisat Oshoala signed a contract with the English women football club Liverpool Ladies. She was already famous at the time after her exploits at the 2014 African Women’s Championship. We will provide more details about this under the national career section below.
On joining Liverpool Ladies, the club’s manager, Matt Beard, praised Oshoala as one of the best young players in the world. The praise was not even generous enough as other clubs had been vying with Liverpool for her signature.
A knee injury prevented her from shining at Liverpool and she was sidelined for two months. The club finished seventh that season, just one place above the bottom-placed club. She, however, won the BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year award in 2015.
Arsenal Ladies
Asisat Oshoala joined Arsenal Ladies in January 2016 after the club triggered a release clause in her contract with rivals, Liverpool Ladies. She was given the jersey number 24 and played some matches for the North London club.
She won the FA Women’s Super League title with Arsenal Ladies. Again, within a year, it was time for her to move on again.
Dalian Quanjian FC
Chinese club Dalian Quanjian FC signed Asisat Oshoala in February 2017. On landing at the club, Oshoala immediately became an integral part of the team. As their striking force, she and Dalian Quanjian FC won the Chinese Women’s Super League title in 2017.
In her first season, she finished the competition as the highest goal scorer with 12 goals. She was so impressive that Spanish footballing giants Barcelona became interested in her. It did not take much persuasion for her to part with her Chinese employers in 2019.
FC Barcelona Femeni
Asisat Oshoala first joined FC Barcelona Femeni (women) on a four-month loan spell in January 2019. The loan was to last until the end of the season.
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