Courtney Dike

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Courtney Dike
Personal information
Full name Courtney Ozioma Dike[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-03) 3 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Edmond, Oklahoma, United States
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Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Oklahoma State Cowgirls
Number 17
Youth career
2013– Oklahoma State Cowgirls
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Nigeria U20 6 (2)
2015– Nigeria 2[2] (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Courtney Ozioma Dike (born 3 February 1995)[3] is a Nigerian female footballer who plays as a forward. Courtney was eligible to play for Nigeria internationally through her parents who are natives of Nigeria.[4]

Personal life

She has two brothers, Bright and Daryl, and two sisters, Kimberly and Brittny.[5] It was reported in the media that she rejected the bonus given to her for her role in the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She explained in a mail sent to the Nigeria Football Federation that while she is delighted to play for Nigeria, "collecting prize money would have violated the terms of her sponspor, the United States’ National Collegiate Athletics Association, NCAA".[6]

Career

College and amateur

Born in Edmond, Oklahoma, Courtney attended Edmond North High School and plays college soccer at Oklahoma State University. In her four years at Edmond North High School, she scored over 90 goals.[7]

She is currently studying accounting at Oklahoma State University and plays for the Oklahoma State University women's soccer team.[8]

International career

In 2014, Courtney received a call up to represent the Nigerian U-20 national team for the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Canada where she scored the fastest goal in the history of the competition after just 13 seconds in a match against North Korea.[9][10] Her performance in the tournament earned her three nominations at the 2014 Nigeria Sports Award.[11]

Courtney went on to represent Nigeria at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[12] On 12 June 2015, she made history by becoming the first native Oklahoman to ever play in the World Cup after coming on for Asisat Oshoala in a match against Australia.[13]

Honours

International

Individual

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  • "All-City Player of the Year" (2013)

Awards and nominations

Year Award ceremony Award description Result
2014 2014 Nigeria Sports Award Sports Woman of the Year Nominated[14]
2014 2014 Nigeria Sports Award Footballer (women) of the Year Nominated
2014 2014 Nigeria Sports Award Discovery of the Year Won[15]

References

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  3. ↑ Courtney Dike Bio
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  5. ↑ Courtney Dike Bio
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  7. ↑ Girls soccer: Edmond North's Courtney Dike is All-City Player of the Year
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  9. ↑ Courtney Dike confident Falconets will succeed in Canada
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  12. ↑ OSU's Courtney Dike named to Nigeria Women’s World Cup Team
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  14. ↑ Cowgirl's Courtney Dike nominated for 'Nigerian Sports Woman of the Year' award
  15. ↑ Courtney Dike Profile

External links

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