Chidinma Favour Edeji // (born 15 December 1995) is a Nigerian football midfielder. She played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Amed S.K. wearing jersey number 20.[1][2] She is a member of the Nigeria women's national team.[3]

Chidinma Favour Edeji
ChidinmaFavourEdeji (2).jpg of Amed S.K. (December 2018)
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-12-15) 15 December 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Ngor Okpala, Nigeria
Height 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Amed S.K. 16 (0)
International career
2012 Nigeria U-17 2 (0)
2017 Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2019

Player career

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Club

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Edeji played in the Nigeria Women Premier League for the Yenagoa-based club Bayelsa Queens F.C.[4][5] The midfielder, who stands at 142 cm (4 ft 8 in) tall,[4] was also part of the Treasure Coast Dynamites of Port St. Lucie, Florida, playing in the 2017 Women's Premier Soccer League.[3]

In October 2018, she made a move to Turkey, joining the Diyarbakır-based club Amed S.K. to compete in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[2]

International

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Edeji was a member of the Nigeria girls' U-17 team, and played in one of the three the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup matches held in Azerbaijan.[6] She took part in a match against France in October 2012.[7]

Career statistics

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As of match played 28 April 2019.[1]
Club Season League Continental National Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Amed S.K. 2018–19 First League 16 0 0 0 16 0
Total 16 0 0 0 16 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oyunculat – Fıtbolcular:Chidinma Favour Edeji" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Amedspor'da Bir İlk" (in Turkish). Güneydoğu Güncel. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Dynamites add World Cup Players and Talented Youths for 2017 WPSL Season". Treasure Coast Dynamites News. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b "List of Players- Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Azerbaijan 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  5. ^ "'We can't be two-time Cup losers'". Super Sport. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  6. ^ "Nigeria 1–1 Canada". FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup Azerbaijan 2012. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Equipe de France des moins de 17 ans – Nigeria-France 0–0" (in French). Footoféminin. Retrieved 5 December 2018.