Princess Ibini-Isei

Princess Ibini
Personal information
Full name	Princess Megan Ategbayon Ibini-Isei
Date of birth	31 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Sydney FC
Number	20
Youth career
	Illawarra United Stingrays
	FNSW Institute
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–	Sydney FC
National team‡
2014	Australia U17
2014–	Australia U20
2017–	Australia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2020; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2019

Princess Megan Ategbayon Ibini-Isei (born 31 January 2000) is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League as a forward.

Early life[]

Ibini was born in Sydney to Nigerian migrant parents Ibi and Juliana. Her father died suddenly in 2013.^[1] She is the younger sister of Australia national soccer team player Bernie Ibini-Isei who plays for Newcastle Jets. She has represented NSW at youth level and has also played futsal for the Inner West Magic.

Ibini is one of four children. She has two older brothers, Bernie and Joshua, as well as one younger brother Pharrell. She has previously stated her eldest brother Bernie is the reason she started playing football.^[2] She attended Westfields Sports High School along with fellow Matildas teammate Ellie Carpenter.

Career[]

Sydney FC[]

Ibini was a part of the Football NSW Institute program and also represented Illawarra United Stingrays in the Women's National Premier League. Having trained with the Sydney FC since she was 12 years old, Ibini made her debut with the team at just 15 years of age. She was nominated as the NAB Young Footballer of the Month for January 2016.^[3]

International[]

Ibini has represented Australia at multiple levels, starting with the U17 side in 2014. In 2015, she was included in her first training camp for the Matildas. On 27 July 2017, she made her debut for the senior team.