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Asisat Oshoala

1994 - Today

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Asisat Lamina Oshoala OON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Women's Premier League club Al Hilal and the Nigeria national team. She is widely regarded as one of the best female players in women's football of her generation. She is one of the most celebrated African female footballers of all time, having won African Women's Footballer of the Year a record six times. Oshoala previously played for English clubs Arsenal and Liverpool, Chinese club Dalian, and Nigerian clubs Rivers Angels and FC Robo. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Asisat Oshoala is the 9,754th most popular soccer player (up from 13,981st in 2024), the 130th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 192nd in 2019) and the 57th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Asisat Oshoala ranks 9,754 out of 21,273. Before her are Ryan Christie, Omar Al Somah, Carlos Estrada, Alfonso Domínguez, Pervis Estupiñán, and Josico. After her are Vladimir Soria, Salomon Olembé, Salif Diao, Wolnei Caio, Milan Kerbr, and Benito Carbone.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Asisat Oshoala ranks 243. Before her are Little Simz, Nathaniel Chalobah, Katarzyna Niewiadoma, Vinesh Phogat, Eugenie Bouchard, and Duncan Robinson. After her are Hiroya Iwakabe, Aliya Mustafina, Franziska Preuß, Dakota Blue Richards, Gadi Kinda, and Mohamed Kanno.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Asisat Oshoala ranks 130 out of 309. Before her are Burna Boy (1991), Benedict Iroha (1969), Wilson Oruma (1976), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), Glory Alozie (1977), and Thompson Oliha (1968). After her are Austin Ejide (1984), Peter Utaka (1984), Toks Olagundoye (1975), Nneka (1980), Segun Odegbami (1952), and Samson Siasia (1967).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Asisat Oshoala ranks 57. Before her are Emmanuel Dennis (1997), Ayila Yussuf (1984), Benedict Iroha (1969), Wilson Oruma (1976), Mudashiru Lawal (1954), and Thompson Oliha (1968). After her are Austin Ejide (1984), Peter Utaka (1984), Segun Odegbami (1952), Samson Siasia (1967), Alloysius Agu (1967), and Chinedu Obasi (1986).

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