Roosa Ariyo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Finland[2] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Granadilla | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Monroe Tribunes | 31 | (79) |
| 2019 | Bridgeport Purple Knights | 18 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Honka | 44 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Jitex | 50 | (27) |
| 2019–2021 | TiPS | 25 | (21) |
| 2021– | Granadilla | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2021.[2] ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 June 2021.[4] | |||
Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo (born 13 June 1994) is a Finnish-born Nigerian footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club UD Granadilla Tenerife and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life[]
Ariyo was raised in Helsinki and Espoo.[5][3] Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Finnish.
College career[]
Ariyo has attended the Monroe Community College and the University of Bridgeport in the United States.[5][3]
Club career[]
Ariyo has played for FC Honka and Tikkurilan Palloseura in Finland and for Jitex BK in Sweden.[2]
International career[]
Ariyo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo - Spelarstatistik". Svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d Roosa Ariyo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Roosa Ariyo". Bridgeport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Roosa Ariyo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Roosa Ariyo". Monroe Community College Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Citizens of Nigeria through descent
- Nigerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Jitex Mölndal BK players
- Monroe Community College alumni
- Bridgeport Purple Knights women's soccer players
- College women's soccer players in the United States
- UD Granadilla Tenerife players
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Yoruba sportswomen
- Nigerian people of European descent
- People of Finnish descent
- Sportspeople from Helsinki
- Sportspeople from Espoo
- Finnish women's footballers
- FC Honka (women) players
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Finland women's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Finnish people of Yoruba descent
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
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