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. with 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 edit

Club edit

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

In October 2018, she moved to Turkey, and joined the Diyarbakır-based club Amed S.K. to play in the Turkish Women's First Football League.[2]

International edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.