Full name Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun 2004–2009 FC Dietikon Number 22 Height 1.66 m | Current team FC Basel Role Football player Name Eseosa Aigbogun | |
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Date of birth (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth Zurich, Switzerland | ||
#MyWayToHolland: Eseosa Aigbogun
Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun (born 23 May 1993) is a Swiss football forward, playing for Turbine Potsdam in the German Bundesliga.
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Career
Aigbogun started her career playing for FC Zürich and later FC Basel, both in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Since her debut in September 2013, a 9–0 win over Serbia, she has been a member of the Switzerland women's national football team.
Aigbogun rejected a transfer offer from SC Freiburg of the Frauen-Bundesliga in 2014.
International career
She was concerned that a failure to settle abroad could cost her a place in the Swiss national squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she scored one goal against Ecuador. She eventually moved to Germany in 2016, signing for Turbine Potsdam.
Personal life
Aigbogun's father emigrated from Nigeria to work as a pastor in Zurich. She was also eligible to play for the Nigeria women's national football team, before deciding to represent Switzerland.