Full name Rita Chikwelu Years Team Current team Umea IK Number 18 Height 1.78 m | Role Football player Place of birth Abasa Name Rita Chikwelu | |
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Date of birth (1988-03-06) 6 March 1988 (age 27) | ||
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Efter matchen: Målskytten Rita Chikwelu
Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional football player who plays for Swedish Damallsvenskan club Kristianstads DFF. She previously played for Umeå IK. She is also a member of the Nigeria women's national football team (The Super Falcons).
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Club career
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.
Chikwelu spent seven seasons with Umeå IK from 2010 to 2016, but left upon the club's relegation and joined Kristianstads DFF on a two-year contract.
International career
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.