Sophia Omotola Omidiji

Sophia Omotola Omidiji

Picture at camp with Nigeria U20 National team September 2015.
Personal information
Full name	Sophia Omotola Omidiji
Date of birth	June 18, 1997
Place of birth	United States
Height	5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current team	FC Eindhoven Women
Number	9
Youth career
2013–2015	Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2015-	FC Eindhoven	0	(0)
National team^‡
2015-	Nigeria U-20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6:00, September 27, 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 27, 2015

Sophia Omotola Omidiji (born June 18, 1997) is a Nigerian football player. She currently plays for the Nigerian U-20 Women National team ^{[1] [2] [3]}and is signed to Dutch Club FC Eindhoven women team. Omidiji is known for her speed, strength and killer instincts in front of goal.^[4]

Early life

Omidiji was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada and played high school football for Sierra Vista High School where she is the all-time leading goal scorer including scoring 38 goals in her final season.^[5] She also played club soccer with Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy for coach Eyal Dahan.^[6]

Playing career

Club

Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy

Omidiji played for Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy from 2013-2015.

Sierra Vista High School

Sophia Omidiji played for Sierra Vista High School from 2011-2014 becoming the all-time leading goal scorer for the school and leading the school to the playoffs in every year she played at the school including the school's first ever regional/State/NIAA Southern Nevada final.^[7]

FC Eindhoven

In August 2015, Omidiji signed with FC Eindhoven women team in the Netherlands after going on trial with Ado Den Haag Vroumen team.^{[8][9][10][11][12]} She is yet to play for FC Eindhoven as she received her call up to the National team as soon as she signed for FC Eindhoven.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy
	2012–13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2013–14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2014–15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Friendly in Abuja September 2015

International

Omidiji received her first national team call up with Nigerian National U-20 women Football team for an African world cup U-20 qualification game against Democratic Republic of Congo in an away game in Kinshasa. ^[13] She trained with the team in Abuja before heading to Kinshasa for the game against Congo where Nigeria won 2-1.^[14][15]

Personal

Omidiji's father Lateef Omidiji was born and raised in Lagos but is an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State,^[16] Nigeria while her grandfather- Bili is also an indegene of Abeokuta, Ogun State but was born and raised in Iju Ota in Ado/Ota Local Government Area. Her middle name "Omotola" is a yoruba name meaning a child is as worthy as wealth.^[17] She has three younger brothers- Lateef Jr, Rasheed and Amir. She stated that her long term goal is to own a professional women team in Nigeria and at some point coach women football in Africa and plans on getting UEFA coaching licenses while she's still playing.

World cup qualifiers preparation training in Abuja September 2015

References

1. "W’Cup qualifier: Falconets’ll beat DR Congo, says Omidiji". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
2. "U-20 W/Cup: Falconets Sure Of Victory Over DR Congo | :::…The Tide News Online:::…". Retrieved 2015-10-11.
3. "Falconets to depart for Kinshasa on Thursday - DailyPost Nigeria". Retrieved 2015-10-11.
4. REVIEW-JOURNAL, BARTT DAVIS LAS VEGAS. "I-A GIRLS SOCCER: Omidiji puts on first-half show as Mountain Lions cruise". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
5. "Sierra Vista Girls Soccer". Nevada Preps. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
6. "GotSoccer Team Detail". home.gotsoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
7. "Sierra Vista Girls Soccer". Nevada Preps. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
8. "Jong ADO Vrouwen wint ING Dames Beloften toernooi | ADO Den Haag Vrouwen". www.adovrouwen.nl. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
9. HaaglandenVoetbal.nl. "Goede dag voor ADO Den Haag vrouwen - Haaglanden Voetbal". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
10. "JONG ADO WINT ING BELOFTENTOERNOOI Vlak... - ADO Vrouwen Statistieken | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
11. "Fotoarchief Chamid Media". www.sportfotografie.nl. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
12. "Dubbele winst voor ADO Den Haag Vrouwen | ADO Power Vrouwen". adopowervrouwen.nl. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
13. "U-20 W/Cup: Falconets Sure Of Victory Over DR Congo | :::…The Tide News Online:::…". Retrieved 2015-10-08.
14. "Falconets leave for Kinshasa". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
15. "Female U20: US-based Nigerian invited by NFF -". theeagleonline.com.ng. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
16. "NFF to invite US – based to Falconets camp". www.peoplesdailyng.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.
17. "Omotola | Nigerian Names & Meanings". www.onlinenigeria.com. Retrieved 2015-09-28.