Courtney Dike

Courtney Dike

Personal information
Full name	Courtney Ozioma Dike[1]
Date of birth	3 February 1995
Place of birth	Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
Height	1.56 m (5 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Number	17
Youth career
Years	Team
2013–	Oklahoma State Cowgirls
National team^‡
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014	Nigeria U20	6	(2)
2015–	Nigeria	2[2]	(0)
† Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18:10, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Courtney Ozioma Dike (born 3 February 1995)^[3] is a Nigerian female footballer who plays as a forward. Courtney was eligible to play for Nigeria internationally through her parents who are natives of Nigeria.^[4]

Personal life

She has two brothers, Bright and Daryl, and two sisters, Kimberly and Brittny.^[5] It was reported in the media that she rejected the bonus given to her for her role in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She explained in a mail sent to the Nigeria Football Federation that while she is delighted to play for Nigeria, "collecting prize money would have violated the terms of her sponspor, the United States’ National Collegiate Athletics Association, NCAA".^[6]

Career

College and amateur

Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Courtney attended Edmond North High School and plays college soccer at Oklahoma State University. In her four years at Edmond North High School, she scored over 90 goals.^[7]

She is currently studying accounting at Oklahoma State University and plays for the Oklahoma State University women's soccer team.^[8]

International career

In 2014, Courtney received a call up to represent the Nigerian U-20 national team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada where she scored the fastest goal in the history of the competition after just 13 seconds in a match against North Korea.^[9][10] Her performance in the tournament earned her three nominations at the 2014 Nigeria Sports Award.^[11]

Courtney went on to represent Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.^[12] On 12 June 2015, she made history by becoming the first native Oklahoman to ever play in the World Cup after coming on for Asisat Oshoala in a match against Australia.^[13]

Honours

International

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Runner-up: 2014

Individual

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• "All-City Player of the Year" (2013)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award ceremony	Award description	Result
2014	2014 Nigeria Sports Award	Sports Woman of the Year	Nominated[14]
2014	2014 Nigeria Sports Award	Footballer (women) of the Year	Nominated
2014	2014 Nigeria Sports Award	Discovery of the Year	Won[15]

References

1. "List of Players - 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. Courtney Dike Bio
4. Jenni Carlson (15 October 2014). "Courtney Dike celebrates World Cup appearance with a proud brother". NewsOk. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
5. Courtney Dike Bio
6. "Why I rejected my bonus – Under 20 star, Courtney Dike". PremiumTimes Nigeria. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
7. Girls soccer: Edmond North's Courtney Dike is All-City Player of the Year
8. "Biography, 17 Courtney Dike". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
9. Courtney Dike confident Falconets will succeed in Canada
10. Macaulay Maduwuba (9 August 2014). "Courtney Dike Scores Fastest Goal In Women Football As Nigeria Beat Korea". Pulse NG. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
11. Dekota Gregory (16 October 2014). "Cowgirl's Courtney Dike nominated for 'Nigerian Sports Woman of the Year' award". O'Colly. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
12. OSU's Courtney Dike named to Nigeria Women’s World Cup Team
13. "Courtney Dike puts Oklahoma on the World Cup map". NewsOk. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
14. Cowgirl's Courtney Dike nominated for 'Nigerian Sports Woman of the Year' award
15. Courtney Dike Profile

External links

• Courtney Dike on Twitter
• Courtney Dike – FIFA competition record
• Courtney Dike profile at Soccerway