| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Osun Babes | |||
| Rivers Angels | |||
| Osun Babes | |||
| 2016– | IFK Ostersund | ||
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christy Ohiaeriaku// ⓘ (born 13 December 1996) is a Nigerian women's international footballer who plays as agoalkeeper. She is a member of theNigeria women's national football team. At the club level, she played forOsun Babes,Rivers Angels in Nigeria and, since 2016, forIFK Ostersund in Sweden.
Ohiaeriaku played forOsun Babes as their first-choicegoalkeeper in the inauguralNigeria Women Premier League, where the team finished in third place. This performance resulted in the teenager being called up to the national team.[1] She subsequently left to join reigning championsRivers Angels after they won two subsequent league titles, before transferring back to Osun Babes in early 2016. In a statement, she thanked the team and the support staff at Rivers Angels, describing them as family.[2]
Later that year, she transferred to Swedish sideIFK Ostersund on a one-year deal with a possible extension of a further year.[3]
Prior to the2014 African Women's Championship, Ohiaeriaku was included in a provisional squad for theNigeria women's national football team.[4] She was part of the team at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, being one of three goalkeepers chosen.[5] She did not start any games, instead being an unused substitute for the matches against theUnited States,Australia andSweden in what was described as the "group of death".[6][7]
In the run up to the2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, she hoped her continued football in Sweden would help her achieve a place in the squad.[8] She was subsequently named in the squad for the tournament.[9]
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