Faith Ikidi

Faith Ikidi
Personal information

Date of birth	(1987-02-28) 28 February 1987
Place of birth	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	Piteå IF
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Novia Queens FC
2001–2004	Bayelsa Queens FC
2004–2005	Klepp IL
2004–2006	QBIK
2007	Eskilstuna United DFF
2009–2010	Linköpings FC	37	(2)
2011–	Piteå IF	98	(4)
National team
2004–	Nigeria	53	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Faith Ikidi (born 28 February 1987) is a Nigerian soccer defender currently playing for Pitea IF of the Swedish Damallsvenskan and the Nigeria women's national football team.

Early life

Born in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Ikidi was raised in Abuja.

In 2006, Ikidi was one of three Nigerian players to be the first set of Africans to play in the Swedish Championship while playing for QBIK.^[1]

In December 2015, Ikidi signed a two-year extension with Pitea.^[2]^[3]

Ikiri has represented Nigeria on the senior national team since 2004.^[4] In November 2006, she helped the team win its fifth African Women's Championship after defeating Ghana 1–0.^[5]

Individual

Team
with Linköping FC

Ikidi married husband Nick Michael on December 12, 2015.^[7]

↑ Reeves, Simon (29 March 2006). "Breaking new barriers". BBC. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ Zimmer, David (18 December 2015). "Faith ikidi extends with Pitea". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ "Faith Ikidi förlänger med Piteå IF". Dam Football. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ "One more tune up game for Falcons". Sport24. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
↑ Okeleji, Oluwashina (11 November 2006). "Nigeria clinch fifth AWC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ "Faith Ikidi delighted to win defender of the year award in Sweden". News24. 10 December 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
↑ Okonkwo, Oge (16 December 2015). "Super Falcons defender weds fiancé". Puse. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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Piteå IF – current squad

1 Öhman 2 Blomkvist 4 Johansson 5 Bergkvist 6 Abrahamsson 7 Helin 8 Norlin 10 Pettersson 11 Hedqvist 13 Carlén 14 Ikidi 15 Löfkvist 16 Karlsson 18 Jakobsson 19 Bragnum 20 Lövgren 21 Aronsson 22 Grahn 23 Pedersen Head Coach: Carlsson

Nigeria squads

Nigeria squad – 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Opara 2 Ekpo 3 Kayode 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Olaitan 9 Ikidi 10 Akide 11 Egbe 12 Dede 13 Okosieme 14 Chiejine 15 Mmadu 16 Iweta 17 Omagbemi 18 Avre 19 Okhae 20 Okolo Coach: Okpodu

Nigeria squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Yusuf 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Otuwe 7 Mbachu 8 Chiejine 9 Chukwudi 10 Chikwelu 11 Igbo 12 Oluehi 13 George (c.) 14 Ikidi 15 Mmadu 16 Jerome 17 Kudaisi 18 Uwak 19 Cole 20 Eke 21 Ayegba Coach: Effiom

Nigeria women's football squad – 2008 Summer Olympics

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Yusuf 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ajayi 7 Mbachu 8 Chiejine 9 Michael 10 Chikwelu 11 Cole 12 Uwak 13 George 14 Ikidi 15 Ishola 16 Jerome 17 Eduviere 18 Oluehi Coach: Ladipo

Nigeria squad – 2008 African Women's Championship Third Place

1 Dede 2 Ekpo 3 Yusuf 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Otuwe 7 Mbachu 8 Chiejine 9 Chukwudi 10 Chikwelu 11 Igbo 12 Oluehi 13 George 14 Ikidi 15 Mmadu 16 Jerome 17 Kudaisi 18 Uwak 19 Cole 20 Eke 21 Ayegba Coach: Ladipo

Nigeria squad – 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

1 Dede 2 Kalu 3 Ohale 4 Nkwocha 5 Ebi 6 Ukaonu 7 Mbachu 8 Orji 9 Oparanozie 10 Chikwelu 11 Iroka 12 Michael 13 Chukwudi 14 Ikidi 15 Chukwunonye 16 Oluehi 17 Ordega 18 Jerome 19 Sunday 20 Aighewi 21 Jonathan Coach: Eucharia

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