Oluwatosin Demehin
Nigerian footballer (born 2002)
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Oluwatosin Blessing Demehin OON (born 13 March 2002) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Portuguese giants SL Benfica Feminino and the Nigeria women's national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Oluwatosin Blessing Demehin | ||
| Date of birth | 13 March 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2020 | Sunshine Stars | ||
| 2021–2022 | Rivers Angels | ||
| 2022–2024 | Reims | 15 | (0) |
| 2024–2026 | Galatasaray | 41 | (2) |
| 2026– | Benfica | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Nigeria | 36 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 August 2026 | |||
Club career
Demehin played for Rivers Angels from July 2021 to June 2022.[2]
She played for Stade de Reims from October 2022 to June 2024.[3][4][5][6]
On 18 September 2024, Demehin signed a one-year contract with Turkish Super League club Galatasaray on a free transfer.[7][8] She signed a new one-year contract with Galatasaray on 19 August 2025.[9]
On Monday, 24th August 2026, Oluwatosin Demehin signed a three‑year contract with Portuguese giants SL Benfica Feminino, keeping her at the club until 2029.[10]
International career
Demehin competed in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11][12]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[13]
Demehin was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
She played for Nigeria in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.[15]
She scored her first goal for Nigeria in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the match against Zambia which Nigeria won 5-0.[16] She contributed to clean sheets for Nigeria during WAFCON 2024 qualifying matches.[17]
she was part of the Nigerian women national team squad that won the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and was awarded the national honour Officer of the Order of the Niger , a hundred thousand dollars and a three-bedroom apartments at the renewed hope estate in Abuja[18][19]
