Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu (born 7 May 1975) is a Nigerian football coach and former midfielder. As a player she most recently represented Avaldsnes IL, a First Division team based on Norway's west coast. She played for several other teams in Norway's Toppserien as well for Linköpings FC and QBIK in the Swedish Damallsvenskan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maureen Nkeiruka Mmadu | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Onitsha, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ado Babes | |||
| Pelican Queens | |||
| Jegede Babes | |||
| IL Sandviken | |||
| Klepp IL | |||
| 2006 | QBIK | ||
| 2007 | Linköpings FC | ||
| 2008 | Amazon Grimstad | ||
| 2010 | Kolbotn IL | ||
| 2011–2013 | Avaldsnes IL | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1993–2011 | Nigeria | 101 | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:08, 31 August 2014 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
She previously played for Klepp IL in the Norwegian Toppserien.[1] Mmadu played for Kolbotn in Oslo, Norway, for the 2010 season, helping them to 3rd place in the Toppserien league.[2] She can be seen playing for Avaldsnes IL in an off-season tournament in Oslo on 5 February 2012[3]
International career edit
She is also a member for Nigeria and has made more than 100 appearances for the Nigeria women's national football team,[4] including appearing at four FIFA Women's World Cups[5] and has competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics.[6]
Contrary to reports that she played more than 100 games for the Nigeria women's national football team, the Nigeria Football Federation has said she only played 52 games.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Ikidi og Mmadu har riktige lønnsbet" (in Norwegian). NRK. 13 October 2005.
- ^ 'I played for Nigeria while my mum died'
- ^ Lyn-Avaldsnes Final 5 February 2012
- ^ "FIFA Women's Century Club" (PDF). FIFA. 25 August 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 November 2012.
- ^ Maureen Mmadu – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Maureen Mmadu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
- ^ "Maureen Mmadu played 52 official games for Falcons not 101 – NFF". SportsRation. 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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