Vicki Oyesola
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| Full name | Vicki Oyesola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | St Helen's School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Loughborough University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vicki Oyesola (born 16 January 1998) is an English international netball player. She plays for London Mavericks in the Netball Super League and is part of the English national team.
Oyesola attended St Helen's School in Northwood, London before studying MEng Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough University where she graduated in 2021.[1]
Club career
Saracens Mavericks
Oyesola made her Netball Super League debut in 2016 at the then-named Saracens Mavericks where she had been a member of their pathway.[2][3]
Loughborough Lightning
She joined Loughborough Lightning ahead of the 2017 season where she would also be studying at Loughborough University.[4] That season Lightning made the grand final where they ultimately lost to Wasps Netball.[5] Oyesola was named the Netball Super League's 2017 Young Player of the Season.[6] Oyesola made the grand final the following season with Lightning where she lost to Wasps Netball for a second time. In the 2019 Netball Superleague season Lightning lost to Wasps Netball in the semis and to Manchester Thunder to place fourth.
Leeds Rhinos
Ahead of the 2021 Netball Superleague season Oyesola joined new franchise Leeds Rhinos Netball.[7] In the clubs first season in the Super League Oyesola helped Rhinos make the semi-finals where they lost to old club Loughborough Lightning. In the 2023 Netball Superleague season Oyesola was named as the Players Player of the Season and also selected in the All Star VII.[8]
London Mavericks
Oyesola re-joined London Mavericks for the 2024 season.[3] In her second season back with Mavericks she suffered a season ending knee injury in the first round fixture against Cardiff Dragons and was replaced with Amy Hepworth-Wain.[9]
International career
Oyesola made her debut for the England Roses at Netball Europe in 2017.[10] She was part of the Roses tour to New Zealand in 2020 and has been selected for the 2020, 2021 and 2023 Taini Jamison Trophy Series, winning in 2021.[10][11]
Personal life
Oyesola works as a Data Analyst.[1]