Rinsola Babajide

Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide (born 17 June 1998) is an English women's footballer who currently plays as a winger for Liverpool in the FA Women's Championship, the second-highest division of women's football in England. She previously played for Millwall Lionesses and Watford Ladies Football Club and she has represented England at Under 21 level.

Rinsola Babajide
Babajide with Liverpool in November 2020
Personal information
Full name Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Place of birth London, England
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Crystal Palace
2015–2016 Millwall Lionesses 31 (7)
2017–2018 Watford 15 (3)
2018– Liverpool 33 (21)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2020

She was Liverpool’s second highest goal scorer in the 2018/19 WSL season with two campaign goals. Rinsola was then Liverpool's joint-second WSL goalscorer in the 2019/20 season with one league goal.

She rose to media recognition in 2016 after scoring 14 goals for the University of East London women’s football team in an amateur game which ended 40-0 against the women's football team of the University College, London.[2][3]

Club career

Millwall Lionesses

She joined Millwall Lionesses Ladies from Crystal Palace Ladies in January 2015,[4] but made her professional debut on March 18 against the London Bees in a FA WSL match which ended in a draw.[5]

Watford Ladies

In February 2017, Babajide completed a transfer to Watford Ladies.[6] She scored her first competitive goal for the club in a 3-2 loss to London Bees in a FA WSL Spring Series fixture.[7] Babajide finished as Watford's joint top scorer in the 2017 Spring Series, with three goals.[8]

Liverpool Women

Her transfer to Liverpool was announced on 25 January 2018.[9] Rinsola was part of the squad that saw Liverpool relegated to the Championship in 2020.[10]

International career

In August 2018, Rinsola was part of the England U20s squad that claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]

Rinsola could still represent Nigeria due to her Nigerian roots.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[lower-alpha 1] FA Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental[lower-alpha 3] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall Lionesses 2015 FA WSL 2 1735210—235
2016 1441020—174
Total 317623000409
Watford 2017 FA WSL 2 93—00—93
2017–18 604000—100
Total 153400000193
Liverpool 2017–18 FA WSL 400000—40
2018–19 1741100—185
Total 214110000225
Career total 671411330008117
  1. Includes the FA WSL Cup
  2. Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

England U20s

References
  1. "List of Players - England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. Taiwo, Taiye. "Sensational! Nigeria's Rinsola Babajide scores 14 goals in UEL Women's 40-0 win | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
  3. https://guardian.ng/sport/british-born-nigerian-female-footballer-scores-14-goals-in-one-match/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. Aloia, Andrew; Garry, Tom (18 March 2015). "Women's Super League Two 2015 club-by-club season preview". BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  5. Christopher-Browne, Philippa (20 March 2015). "BABAJIDE: IT WAS A GOOD FIRST GAME". millwall.fawsl.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  6. Matthews, Anthony (10 February 2017). "Watford Ladies announce signing of six players ahead of Spring Series opener at Aston Villa". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  7. Kingsley, Igho (27 February 2017). "Babajide Scores First Competitive Goal For Watford Before Linking Up With England Squad". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. "Ladies sign England U20 international Babajide". a Liverpool Football Club. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. "Rinsola Babajide: Liverpool Ladies sign England U20 striker from Watford Ladies". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  10. "Liverpool's relegated women underfunded and in disarray". the Guardian. 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
  11. "ENGLAND WIN BRONZE MEDAL AT FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
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