Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu
Personal information
Full name Rita Chikwelu
Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988
Place of birth Abasa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Playing position Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Umeå IK
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2005 Akwa Starlets
2006–2009 FC United (28)
2010– Umeå IK 58 (8)
National team
2007– Nigeria 33 (15)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 February 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 July 2011

Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian female professional football player who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK.[2] She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team (The Super Falcons).

Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004–2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China and a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2011 FIFA women's World Cup.[3]

From 2006 to 2009 Chikwelu played in Finland for FC United. She was the top scorer of Finnish women's league Naisten Liiga in 2009 with 22 goals.[4]

References

  1. Source
  2. "Rita Chikwelu profile". Umeå IK. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
  3. "Rita Chikwelu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
  4. "Naisten Liiga scorers 2006–2011". Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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