Rofiat Imuran
Nigerian footballer (born 2004)
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Rofiat Adenike Imuran (Yoruba: [ɾoːfiát imùɾán]; born 17 June 2004) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Women's Super League (WSL) club London City Lionesses and for the Nigeria women's national team.[2]
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Imuran in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rofiat Adenike Imuran[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | London City Lionesses | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Reims | 27 | (7) |
| 2024– | London City Lionesses | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2024 | Nigeria U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2022– | Nigeria | 7 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 April 2025 | |||
Career
She competed in the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[3][4]
In October 2022 she signed for Stade de Reims on a 2-year contract.[5][6][7][8] She made 30 league appearances and scored 8 goals for the club.[9]
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[10]
London City Lionesses
In October 2024 she joined London City Lionesses on a 3-year contract. London City manager Jocelyn Prêcheur commented that "she already has brilliant experience and playing at the Under-20 World Cup was a wonderful opportunity for her to learn more. She’s very fast, left-footed, and likes to attack the space behind the defenders."[11]
The club were the first independent women’s team to gain a promotion to the Women's Super League, following a 2–2 victory over Birmingham City at the end of the 2024–25 season.[12]
