Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde (born 16 May 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Rosengård[3] and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Western New York Flash in the United States, Delta Queens in Nigeria and Eskilstuna United in Sweden.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 16 May 1995||
Place of birth | Kaduna, Nigeria | ||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | FC Rosengård | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Delta Queens | |||
2015–2016 | Western New York Flash | 9 | (1) |
2016 | FC Minsk | 5 | (4) |
2018 | Asarums IF | 22 | (4) |
2019–2022 | Eskilstuna United | 38 | (0) |
2022– | FC Rosengård | ||
International career‡ | |||
2010–2012 | Nigeria U17 | 6 | (4) |
2014 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (0) |
2015– | Nigeria | 12[2] | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:45, 20 June 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 June 2015 |
Club career
editHalimatu Ayinde was signed by the American team Western New York Flash on 15 June 2015 from the Nigerian domestic team Delta Queens.[4] She made her debut with a start in the 1–0 loss against the Houston Dash; she was substituted in the 79th minute.[5] After spending a season with the team, during which time she made nine appearances, including five in the starting lineups, she was released on 12 May 2016.[4] She had admitted underperforming in her first season with the Flash, but felt that she had improved in the 2016 preseason, scoring against the A team put forward by the University of Vermont. At the time this affected her selection for the Nigeria women's national football team, with Ayinde not being selected for a match against Senegal.[6]
She joined FC Minsk of the Belarusian Premier League later that year,[7] making her debut in the 3–0 victory over Bobruichanka Bobruisk on 2 September. She was one of three Minsk players to score in the match, and went on to appear for the team in their UEFA Women's Champions League games.[8] Her form continued in her first few games, scoring the only goal in an away match against Nadezhda SDJuShOR-7 Mogilev on her third match for Minsk.[9]
International career
editShe was part of the Nigeria national team at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup and the winning squad at the 2014 African Women's Championship.[10]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.[11]
Honours
edit- Nigeria
- U-20 Women's World Cup (runners-up): 2014
- African Women's Championship (2): 2014, 2016
References
editExternal links
edit- Halimatu Ayinde – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Halimatu Ayinde at Soccerway