Rita Chikwelu

Rita Chikwelu
Personal information
Full name	Rita Chikwelu
Date of birth	6 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Abasa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward/Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Umeå IK
Number	18
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–2005	Akwa Starlets
2006–2009	FC United
2010–	Umeå IK
International career‡
2007–	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2013; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2011

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

^ Source
^ "Rita Chikwelu profile". Umeå IK. Retrieved 22 February 2013.
^ "Rita Chikwelu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2009.
^ "Naisten Liiga scorers 2006–2011". Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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[1] Source

[2] "Rita Chikwelu profile". Umeå IK. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

[3] "Rita Chikwelu Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Retrieved 14 October 2009.

[4] "Naisten Liiga scorers 2006–2011". Finnish Football Association. Retrieved 22 February 2013.

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