| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Courtney Ozioma Dike[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-02-03)3 February 1995 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Edmond, Oklahoma, United States | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Oklahoma State Cowgirls | 80 | (30) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Nigeria U20 | 6 | (2) |
| 2015 | Nigeria | 3[2] | (0) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 April 2018 | |||
Courtney Ozioma Dike (born 3 February 1995)[3] is a footballer who plays as a forward. Born in the United States, she represents theNigeria women's national football team at international level.[4]
Born inEdmond, Oklahoma, Courtney attendedEdmond North High School and playedcollege soccer atOklahoma State University. In her four years at Edmond North High School, she scored over 90 goals.[5]
She studiedaccounting atOklahoma State University and played for theOklahoma State University women's soccer team.[3]
In 2014, Courtney received a call up to represent theNigerian U-20 national team for the2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup inCanada where she scored the fastest goal in the history of the competition after just 13 seconds in a match againstNorth Korea.[6][7] Her performance in the tournament earned her three nominations at the 2014 Nigeria Sports Award.[8]
Courtney went on to represent Nigeria at the2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, also in Canada.[9] On 12 June 2015, she made history by becoming the first native Oklahoman to ever play in the World Cup after coming on as a substitute forAsisat Oshoala in a match againstAustralia.[10]
She has two brothers,Bright andDaryl, and two sisters, Kimberly and Brittny.[3] It was reported in the media that she rejected the bonus given to her for her role in the2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She explained in a letter sent to theNigeria Football Federation that "I am delighted to play for Nigeria whenever called upon. I knew before leaving for the U-20 World Cup that I would not accept any bonuses. Acceptance of prize money is against NCAA regulations (the division 1 collegiate governing body) here in the US, so that is the main reason for rejecting it."[11]
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