Rita Chikwelu
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| Full name | Rita Chikwelu | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Abasa | ||
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| Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Umeå IK | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Akwa Starlets | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC United | (28) | |
| 2010– | Umeå IK | 58 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Nigeria | 33 | (15) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2011 |
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Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian female professional football player who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Umeå IK.[2] She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team (The Super Falcons).
Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004–2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China and a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2011 FIFA women's World Cup.[3]
From 2006 to 2009 Chikwelu played in Finland for FC United. She was the top scorer of Finnish women's league Naisten Liiga in 2009 with 22 goals.[4]
References
External links
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- FIFA.com – Individual record at FIFA tournaments
- FIFA.com – Article on Rita Chikwelu
- FC United – Picture of Rita and FC United team
- FIFA.com – Photo album
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