.JPG) Chikwelu withUmeå IK on 24 July 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1988-03-06)6 March 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Asaba, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Riyadh | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cold City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2005 | Akwa Starlets | ||
| 2006–2009 | FC United | (28) | |
| 2010–2016 | Umeå IK | 140 | (16) |
| 2017–2019 | Kristianstad | 64 | (12) |
| 2020–2022 | Madrid CFF | 64 | (5) |
| 2022–2023 | Levante Las Planas | 8 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al Shabab | 8 | (2) |
| 2024– | Al-Riyadh | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007– | Nigeria | 33 | (15) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 July 2011 | |||
Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian professionalfootballer who plays as aforward andmidfielder for theSaudi Women's Premier League clubAl-Riyadh and theNigeria women's national team. She previously played for Swedish sidesUmeå IK andKristianstads DFF[2] and later for the Spanish clubsMadrid CFF andLevante Las Planas.
From 2006 to 2009, Chikwelu played in Finland forFC United. She was the top scorer of the Finnish women's leagueNaisten Liiga in 2009 with 22 goals.[3]
Chikwelu spent seven seasons withUmeå IK from 2010 to 2016, but left upon the club'srelegation and joinedKristianstads DFF on a two-year contract.[4] She later transferred toMadrid CFF andLevante Las Planas in Spain. In August 2023, she signed for Saudi clubAl Shabab.[5]
Chikwelu participated in the FIFA U-20 World Cup from 2004 to 2008 and made her senior national team debut in 2007 at the FIFA women's World Cup. She was a member of the Nigerian Olympic team which participated in the2008 Summer Olympics in China and a member of the Nigerian squad in the 2011 FIFA women's World Cup.[6]
Media related toRita Chikwelu at Wikimedia Commons
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