Florence Ajayi

Florence Ajayi

Personal information
Full name	Florence Kikelomo Ajayi
Date of birth	(1977-04-28) 28 April 1977
Place of birth	Akure, Nigeria
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Koko Queens
	Rivers Angels
	Jegede Babes
0000–1999	Pelican Stars
1999–2001	Niederkirchen
2001–2004	Police Machine
2004–2008	Bayelsa Queens
2008–2010	Tianjin Teda
2011–2012	Krka Novo Mesto	7	(0)
2012–2013	Pogoń Szczecin
2013–?	Dínamo Guadalajara
International career
1998–2008	Nigeria[A–1]	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Ajayi started her career in the Nigerian Championship for Koko Queens, Rivers Angels, Jagede Babes and Pelican Stars. After playing the 1999 World Cup she signed for 1.FFC Niederkirchen in the German Bundesliga, where she spent two seasons. Returning to Nigeria, she played for Police Machine and Bayelsa Queen until 2008 when she moved to Tianjin Teda in the Chinese Super League. In 2010, she returned to the European leagues one decade later, playing successively for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia, Pogoń Szczecin in Poland and Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish second tier.

International

As a member of the Nigerian national team Ajayi won five consecutive African Championships between 1998 and 2006, and took part in the 1999 and 2003 World Cups and the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. She also served as the Nigeria women team's captain.

Footnotes

• ^A–1 FIFA World Cup (including qualifications) and Olympics matches only.