Charity Adule
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charity Ogbenyealu Adule | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Warri, Delta State, Nigeria | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BIIK Kazygurt | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2011 | Rivers Angels | ||
| 2011–2014 | Bayelsa Queens | 40 | (57) |
| 2014– | BIIK Kazygurt | ||
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U-20 | |||
| 2013– | Nigeria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charity Ogbenyealu Adule (born 7 November 1993 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer, who plays for the Nigeria women's national football team. At a club level, she has played for Rivers Angels, Bayelsa Queens and BIIK Kazygurt.
Career
Club level
Adule started her career with the Rivers Angels and debuted at 14 years old at the Female Challenge Cup 2006.[1][2] Her professional debut was against Pelican Stars, which she later described as the most memorable match of her career. She scored, and Rivers Angels placed third overall in the competition.[1]
In the spring of 2011, she left the Rivers Angels and joined the professional female Football League club Bayelsa Queens in Yenagoa.[1] Adule scored 57 goals in 40 games,[1] for the Bayelsa Queens, and led to her in September 2014 signing a contract with Kazakh champions BIIK Kazygurt.[3] She made her debut for BIIK in the UEFA Women's Champions League on 8 October 2014 against the German FFC Frankfurt.[4]
International
Adule played for Nigeria U20 at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.[5][6] Since 2013, Adule has played for the Nigeria women's national football team.[3]
Personal life
She is a supporter of London-based men's football club, Chelsea F.C.. Adule is religious, and attributes her any plans in her future to God, saying "God has the final say in my life. I believe the Almighty God who made me to be here today will take me to the final place He made for me. Everything in life is all about the favour of God, I believe with His favour upon me, I will go far."[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Q & A With Adule Charity". SL10. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "Nigeria (Women) 2006". RSSSF. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Adule Eyes UEFA, National Team Honours for 2014 Season". Gong News. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "FRANKFURT NUR 2:2 BEIM KASACHISCHEN MEISTER" (in German). DFB. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ Alaka, Babajide (30 June 2012). "Nigeria's U-20 women's team return to camp to prepare for tough World Cup challenge". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 14 November 2016.