Roosa Ariyo
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club YLA | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Monroe Tribunes | 31 | (79) |
| 2019 | Bridgeport Purple Knights | 18 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Honka | 44 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Jitex | 50 | (27) |
| 2019–2021 | TiPS | 25 | (21) |
| 2021–2022 | UDG Tenerife | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Real Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Club YLA | 26 | (9) |
| 2023– | KuPS | 15 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021.[4] | |||
Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo (born 13 June 1994) is a Finnish-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KuPS and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life
[edit]Ariyo was raised in Helsinki and Espoo.[5][3] Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Finnish.[6]
College career
[edit]Ariyo has attended the Monroe Community College and the University of Bridgeport in the United States.[5][3]
Club career
[edit]Honka
[edit]Ariyo made her league debut against United Pietarsaari on 9 July 2011.[7] She scored her first league goal against Åland United on 14 August 2013, scoring in the 88th minute.[8]
Jitex
[edit]Ariyo made her league debut against QBIK on 12 April 2015.[9]
TiPS
[edit]Ariyo made her league debut against Åland United on 23 March 2019.[10] She scored her first league goals against IK Myran on 20 April 2019, scoring in the 18th and 34th minute.[11]
UDG Tenerife
[edit]On 30 June 2021, Ariyo was announced at UDG Tenerife.[12] She made her league debut against Barcelona on 4 September 2021.[13]
Real Betis
[edit]Ariyo was announced at Real Betis.[14]
Club YLA
[edit]On 30 June 2022, Ariyo was announced at Club YLA.[15]
KuPS
[edit]On 4 August 2023, Ariyo was announced at KuPS.[16] She made her league debut against HJK on 8 August 2023.[17] Ariyo scored her first league goal against Åland United on 12 August 2023, scoring in the 62nd minute.[18] She won the August 2023 Best Player award in September 2023.[19] Ariyo scored against Celtic on 4 September 2024 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring in the 18th minute.[20]
International career
[edit]Ariyo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo - Spelarstatistik". Svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ^ Roosa Ariyo at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Roosa Ariyo". Bridgeport. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Roosa Ariyo". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Roosa Ariyo". Monroe Community College Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Från en mobbad och osäker tonåring till en sent blomstrande skyttedrottning – blir Roosa Ariyo Helmarits hemliga EM-vapen eller tackar hon ja till Nigerias Super Falcons?". svenska.yle.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ "Honka vs United Pietarsaari - 9 July 2011". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Honka vs Åland United - 14 August 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Jitex vs QBIK - 12 April 2015". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "TiPS vs Åland United - 23 March 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Myran vs TiPS - 20 April 2019". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roosa Ariyo, potencia y gol para la delantera de la UDG Tenerife Egatesa". udtenerife.com (in Spanish).
- ^ "Barcelona vs UD Tenerife - 4 September 2021". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roosa Ariyo, nueva incorporación a las filas del Real Betis Féminas". www.realbetisbalompie.es (in Spanish).
- ^ "OFFICIEEL: vrouwen Club Brugge halen spits op in Spanje". www.vrouwenvoetbalkrant.be. 30 June 2022.
- ^ "KuPSille kova vahvistus – tervetuloa Roosa Ariyo". kups.fi (in Finnish). 4 August 2023.
- ^ "KuPS vs HJK - 8 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "KuPS vs Åland United - 12 August 2023". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Roosa Ariyo on liigan kuukauden pelaaja". kups.fi (in Finnish). 22 September 2023.
- ^ "KuPS vs Celtic: Women's Champions League - 4 September 2024". www.bbc.co.uk.
- ^ "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1994 births
- Living people
- Nigerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Jitex BK players
- Monroe Community College alumni
- Bridgeport Purple Knights women's soccer players
- College women's soccer players in the United States
- UD Tenerife players
- Real Betis Féminas players
- Club YLA players
- Liga F players
- Nigeria women's international footballers
- Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate women's footballers in Belgium
- Yoruba sportswomen
- Nigerian people of Finnish descent
- Footballers from Helsinki
- Footballers from Espoo
- Finnish women's footballers
- FC Honka (women) players
- Kansallinen Liiga players
- Finland women's youth international footballers
- Finnish expatriate women's footballers
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Finnish people of Nigerian descent
- Finnish people of Yoruba descent
- Tikkurilan Palloseura players
- 21st-century Finnish sportswomen