Sophia Omotola Omidiji

Sophia Omotola Omidiji

Picture at camp with Nigeria U20 National team September 2015.
Personal information
Full name Sophia Omotola Omidiji
Date of birth (1997-06-18) June 18, 1997
Place of birth Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Eindhoven Women
Number 9
Youth career
2013–2015 Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– PSV/FC Eindhoven 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Nigeria U-20 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6:00, September 27, 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 27, 2015

Sophia Omotola Omidiji (born June 18, 1997) is a Nigerian football player. She currently plays for the Nigerian U-20 Women National team and is signed to Dutch Club PSV/FC Eindhoven.

Early life

Sophia Omotola Omidiji was born on June 18, 1997, and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, to a Nigerian father and an American mother.[1] She began playing football at the age of six. Omidiji played high school football for Sierra Vista High School where she is the all-time leading goal scorer including scoring 38 goals in her final season.[2] She played at the school including the school's first ever regional/State/NIAA Southern Nevada final.[3] She also played club soccer with Las Vegas Premier Sports Academy for coach Eyal Dahan.[4]

Playing career

PSV/FC Eindhoven

In August 2015, Omidiji signed with PSV/FC Eindhoven women team in the Netherlands after going on trial with Ado Den Haag Vroumen team.[5][6][7][8]

International

Omidiji received her first national team call up with Nigeria women's national under-20 football team for an African world cup U-20 qualification game against Democratic Republic of Congo in an away game in Kinshasa.[9] She called the call up to the national team the "greatest honour of my life".[1]

She trained with the team in Abuja before heading to Kinshasa for the game against Congo where Nigeria won 2–1.[10][11]

Personal

World cup qualifiers preparation training in Abuja September 2015

Omidiji's father Lateef Omidiji was born and raised in Lagos but is an indigene of Abeokuta, Ogun State,[12] Nigeria while her grandfather Bili is also an indegene of Abeokuta, Ogun State but was born and raised in Iju Ota in Ado/Ota Local Government Area. Her middle name "Omotola" is a yoruba name meaning a child is as worthy as wealth.[13]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sophia Omotola Omidiji: "It is the greatest honour of my life to represent my Nation"". Women's Soccer United. 21 October 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sierra Vista Girls Soccer". Nevada Preps. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Sierra Vista Girls Soccer". Nevada Preps. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "GotSoccer Team Detail". Got Soccer. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Jong ADO Vrouwen wint ING Dames Beloften toernooi | ADO Den Haag Vrouwen" (in Dutch). Adovrouwen. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Goede dag voor ADO Den Haag vrouwen – Haaglanden Voetbal". HaaglandenVoetbal.nl. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Fotoarchief Chamid Media" (in Dutch). Sport Fotografie. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dubbele winst voor ADO Den Haag Vrouwen | ADO Power Vrouwen" (in Dutch). Adopowervrouwen. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  9. ↑ "U-20 W/Cup: Falconets Sure Of Victory Over DR Congo". The Tide News Online. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Falconets leave for Kinshasa". Punch NG. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  11. ↑ "Female U20: US-based Nigerian invited by NFF -". The Eagle Online. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ "NFF to invite US – based to Falconets camp". People's Daily NG. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Omotola | Nigerian Names & Meanings". Online Nigeria. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
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