Jennifer Echegini
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jennifer Onyi Echegini | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Netherlands | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Juventus | ||
Number | 26 | ||
Youth career | |||
-2019 | Arsenal | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2021 | Mississippi State Bulldogs | 42 | (11) |
2022–2023 | Florida State Seminoles | 44 | (27) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2024– | Juventus | 14 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Nigeria | 9 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 August 2023.[2] |
Jennifer Onyi Echegini (born 22 March 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Juventus and Nigeria women's national team.[3][4][5] She was born in the Netherlands and raised in London, England.[1]
College career
Echegini studied Management studies at Florida State University and played as midfielder for the Seminoles from 2022 through 2023.[6] In December 2023, she won the Honda Sport Award for women's soccer and the Most Valuable Player of the ACC Tournament, ACC Offensive Player of the Year, and named to the First Team All-American.[7]
Professional career
In January 2024, Echegini signed with Juventus on a multi-year contract through June 2026.[8]
International career
Echegini was a member of the Nigerian Super Falcons squad that reached the round of 16 in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
International goals
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 April 2023 | Marden Sports Complex, Alanya, Turkey | New Zealand | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
References
- ^ a b "Onyi Echegini".
- ^ Jennifer Echegini at Global Sports Archive
- ^ Alao, Seyi (12 April 2023). "Randy Waldrum praise Jennifer Echegini after scoring maiden Super Falcons goal".
- ^ "Jennifer Echegini handed late call-up for Super Falcons friendlies vs Haiti and New Zealand". 31 March 2023.
- ^ "Onyi Echegini – Soccer". Mississippi State.
- ^ "Onyi Echegini - 2023-24 - Women's Soccer". Florida State University. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Agberebi, James (4 January 2024). "Super Falcons Star Echegini Joins Juventus On Two-Year Deal". Complete Sports. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ Juventus.com. "JOE ECHEGINI JOINS JUVENTUS! - Juventus". Juventus.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Footballers from London
- Women's association football midfielders
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian women's footballers
- English women's footballers
- English people of Nigerian descent
- Juventus FC (women) players
- Serie A (women's football) players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Italy
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Sportspeople of Nigerian descent
- 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
- Florida State Seminoles women's soccer players
- Mississippi State Bulldogs women's soccer players
- Nigerian women's football biography stubs