| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-02-06)6 February 1990 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Kinshasa, Zaire | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Lee Flames | 19 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lolvido Rapids | |||
| AIS | |||
| Cape Town Angels | |||
| Spurs Ladies | |||
| 2018 | ONS | 22 | (15) |
| 2019 | Málaga | 10 | (1) |
| 2020 | Åland United | 16 | (7) |
| 2021–2022 | Glasgow City | 10 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Fleury 91 | 10 | (1) |
| 2023 | Real Betis | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2019 | South Africa | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2014 | |||
Ode Fulutudilu (born 6 February 1990) is a professional formersoccer player who plays as aforward.[citation needed] She has previously played for clubs in South Africa, Finland, Spain, Scotland, and France. She made her debut for South Africa in 2014 and was a member of their2019 FIFA Women's World Cup squad. Born in Zaire, she and her family initially arrived in South Africa as refugees.
Ode Fulutudilu was born inKinshasa, Zaire, on 6 February 1990. When she was three years old, her family left the country due to unrest and went to neighbouring Angola as refugees, before moving on toCape Town in South Africa the following year. Fulutudilu's father was unable to find work in South Africa and eventually returned to Angola, but left her behind as he felt she would have a better future there. She subsequently grew up in a children's home. Having become interested in football when she watched theSouth Africa men's national team playing in the1998 World Cup, she joined her first organised girls' team. Through this she met a British volunteer (Joelle Holland) who subsequently became her foster mother, and was instrumental in her getting a scholarship to study in the United States atLee University in Cleveland, Tennessee.[1]
Fulutudilu spent four years playing college soccer for theLee Flames, the athletic team of Lee University, winning three regular season titles and two national titles.[2]
When she signed withMálaga in 2019, she became the first South African to play in the top tier of Spanish women's football.[3]
In January 2021, she left Finland to sign withGlasgow City in Scotland, joining fellow South AfricanJanine van Wyk. However, due to COVID-19-related limits on football, she was not able to make her debut for the team until April. She would score hat-tricks in both her debut and second matches for Glasgow.[4]
In February 2023, Fulutudilu returned to Spain, joiningLiga F clubReal Betis.[5]
She played for theBanyana Banyana at the2014 African Women's Championship[6] She also represented South Africa at the 2019 World Cup, the country's first appearance in the tournament finals.
Fulutudilu has a bachelor's degree in sociology from Lee University.
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