Ifeoma Dieke

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Ifeoma Dieke
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Dieke 2014
Personnel
birthday February 25, 1981
place of birth Amherst ,  United States
size 165 cm
position Defense
Juniors
Years station
1999-2002 FIU panthers
Women
Years station Games (goals) 1
2003 Atlanta beat
2007 QBIK Karlstad
2008 Kristianstads DFF 17 (0)
2009-2010 Chicago Red Stars 19 (0)
2010-2011 Boston Breakers 22 (1)
2011 →  Apollon Limassol  (loan)
2012-2017 Vittsjö GIK 94 (0)
2018 IFK Kalmar 14 (0)
2018– Apollon Limassol 9 (0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals) 2
2004-2017 Scotland 123 (0)
2012 Great Britain 3 (0)
1 Only league games are given.
Status: end of season 2018

2 As of July 27, 2017

Ifeoma Dieke (born February 25, 1981 in Amherst , Massachusetts , USA ) is a Scottish soccer player . The defender was under contract with the Swedish club Vittsjö GIK in Damallsvenskan , Sweden, from 2012 to 2017 . She played internationally for the Scottish national football team from 2004 to 2017. In 2012 she took part in the Olympic Games in London with Team GB .

Career

Ifeoma Dieke started playing football in Cumbernauld when she was eight . Because of her talent, she received a scholarship from Florida International University , where she played Panthers for the FIU. After graduation, she received a contract with Atlanta Beat in WUSA , but initially played for Swedish clubs in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 she returned to the USA and played in the WPS for two US clubs, but was loaned to the Cypriot club Apollon Limassol in 2011 and moved back to Sweden for the 2012 season.

National team

Dieke in the jersey of the Scottish national team in 2009

Dieke made his debut for the Scottish national football team in 2004 against Greece . In 2012 she took part in the Olympic Games for Great Britain for the first time and formed a team with players from Northern Ireland , Scotland and England . In the first game of the GB team on July 20 against Sweden , she was in the starting line-up and was also used in the first game at the Olympic Games against New Zealand . In the second game against Cameroon, she sustained a knee injury that prevented her from playing for the rest of the tournament. Also in the Scottish national team, she was not used again until March 2014 at the Cyprus Cup . On August 20, 2014, she made her 100th international match in the Scottish team's friendly against Portugal . On October 30, 2014, she played the 100th international match for Scotland. On October 20, 2015, she was honored by UEFA for this, as was Joanne Love , who had already played her 100th international match in March 2011 .

It was used five times in qualifying for the 2017 European Championship . The Scottish women qualified for the first time for a European Championship finals, in which they were used in the three group games. After leaving the group stage, she confirmed her previously announced resignation.

Private

Dieke is the child of Nigerian parents who moved to Cumbernauld when she was three years old .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Soccerdonna.de: Great Britain is looking for the super team
  2. ↑ Svenskfotboll.se: Lineups of the game Great Britain - Sweden (Swedish)
  3. ↑ bbc.com: "Olympic football: GB's Ifeoma Dieke out of Games"
  4. ↑ Scotland centurions recognized with UEFA award
  5. ↑ heraldscotland.com: "Players making history: Stalwart Dieke to bow out on a high"
  6. ↑ shekicks.net: Scotland's Ross And Dieke Retire

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personal data
SURNAME Dieke, Ifeoma
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH February 25, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH Amherst , Massachusetts , USA