Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine (17 May 1983 – 21 August 2019) was a Nigerian football who played as a striker for the national women's team. She last played for SSVSM-Kairat Almaty in the Kazakhstani Championship.[2] She had also played for FC Indiana in USA's W-League, KMF Kuopio and PK-35 Vantaa in Finland and Zvezda Perm in Russia.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ifeanyichukwu Stephanie Chiejine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Date of death | 21 August 2019 (aged 36) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | KMF Kuopio | ||
| 2013 | CSHVSM | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Nigeria U-19 | ||
| 1999–2008 | Nigeria | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editShe had been a senior international, taking part in the 1999, 2003 and 2007 World Cups and the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics. As of 2007, she had scored 15 goals in 61 games for Nigeria.[4]
Death
editShe died on 21 August 2019 following a brief illness.[5]
See also
edit- Casey Phair - Became the youngest player to appear at a FIFA Women's World Cup in 2023, a distinction held by Chiejine until then
References
edit- ^ "Players to watch:NGA : Chiejine_Ifeanyichukwu". FIFA. 2 December 2003. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ Profile in soccerway.com
- ^ Interview with Shek Borkowski in lta-agency.com Archived 10 October 2013 at archive.today
- ^ FC Indiana adds Nigeria's Ifeanyi Chiejine. Archived 17 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine Chicagoland Soccer News, 26 November 2007
- ^ Dede, Steve (21 August 2019). "Former Super Falcons midfielder Ifeanyi Chiejine dies after brief illness". Pulse. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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