Una Obiose Kriston Nwajei (born 7 March 1977) is a former footballer. She played as a striker for Amazon Grimstad. Born in Nigeria, she represented England at international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Una Obiose Kriston Nwajei | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Nigeria | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1999 | Truro City Ladies | ||
| 1999–2002 | Southampton Saints | ||
| 2002–2003 | Fulham Ladies | ||
| 2004–2008 | Amazon Grimstad | ||
| 2009 | Team Strømmen | 22 | (14) |
| 2010–2011 | Amazon Grimstad | 27 | (7) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | England | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 14 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 14 December 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editNwajei began playing for Southampton Saints in the FA Women's Premier League National Division while attending Southampton Institute.[1] Her form won her an international call-up and a professional contract with Fulham early in the 2002–03 season. When Fulham won the treble that season then reverted to semi-pro status, Nwajei followed teammate Margunn Haugenes to Norwegian club Amazon Grimstad.[2]
She remained at Amazon Grimstad thereafter, except for a season at Team Strømmen (now called LSK Kvinner) in 2009.[3] She was Strømmen's top goalscorer with 13 goals.[4]
International career
editNwajei was called up by England in January 2002.[5] She made her debut on 1 March 2002 in a 3–1 Algarve Cup defeat by Norway.[6]
She was allotted 142 when the FA announced their legacy numbers scheme to honour the 50th anniversary of England’s inaugural international.[7][8]
Personal life
editNwajei learnt to play football during her childhood in Nigeria.[1] She graduated with a 2:1 in Business and IT from Southampton Institute in 2002.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Newspaper Article". Headway. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ Ankersen, Roald (5 February 2004). "Engelsk landslagsspiller går fra Fulham til Amazon" (in Norwegian). Akersposten. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ https://www.nettavisen.no/artikkel/engelsk-landslagspiller-til-grimstad-klubb/s/12-95-183115
- ^ "Toppscorer 2009". NRK Sport (in Norwegian). Retrieved 6 April 2010.
- ^ "Nwajei is a cut above the rest". Southern Daily Echo. 14 January 2002.
- ^ "Hope gives youngsters the thumbs up". TheFA.com. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
- ^ "England squad named for World Cup". The Football Association. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ Lacey-Hatton, Jack (18 November 2022). "Lionesses introduce 'legacy numbers' for players past and present". mirror. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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