Roosa Ariyo
Nigerian footballer (born 1994)
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Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo (born 13 June 1994) is a Finnish-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KuPS and the Nigeria women's national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1994[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkkonummi, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Club YLA | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Monroe Tribunes | 31 | (79) |
| 2019 | Bridgeport Purple Knights | 18 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Honka | 44 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Jitex | 50 | (27) |
| 2019–2021 | TiPS | 25 | (21) |
| 2021–2022 | UDG Tenerife | 9 | (0) |
| 2022 | Real Betis | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Club YLA | 26 | (9) |
| 2023– | KuPS | 15 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Finland U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021– | Nigeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 June 2021.[4] | |||
Early life
College career
Ariyo has attended the Monroe Community College and the University of Bridgeport in the United States.[5][3]
Club career
Honka
Ariyo made her league debut against United Pietarsaari on 9 July 2011.[9] She scored her first league goal against Åland United on 14 August 2013, scoring in the 88th minute.[10]
Jitex
Ariyo made her league debut against QBIK on 12 April 2015.[11]
TiPS
Ariyo made her league debut against Åland United on 23 March 2019.[12] She scored her first league goals against IK Myran on 20 April 2019, scoring in the 18th and 34th minute.[13]
UDG Tenerife
On 30 June 2021, Ariyo was announced at UDG Tenerife.[14] She made her league debut against Barcelona on 4 September 2021.[15]
Real Betis
Ariyo was announced at Real Betis.[16]
Club YLA
On 30 June 2022, Ariyo was announced at Club YLA.[17]
KuPS
On 4 August 2023, Ariyo was announced at KuPS.[18] She made her league debut against HJK on 8 August 2023.[19] Ariyo scored her first league goal against Åland United on 12 August 2023, scoring in the 62nd minute.[20] She won the August 2023 Best Player award in September 2023.[21] Ariyo scored against Celtic on 4 September 2024 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring in the 18th minute.[22]