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ASISAT
OSHOALA

Striker #8 Nigerian flag Nigeria (Super Falcons)
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Age

31 yrs

Height

1.66m

Caps / Goals

49 / 29

Profile

Who is Asisat

Asisat Oshoala is the record holder for CAF African Women's Player of the Year, having won it six times (2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023). She is a 2019 Women's Champions League winner with Barcelona and Nigeria's all-time Super Falcons top scorer. Born in Ikorodu, Lagos, she currently plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Women's Premier League after five seasons at FC Barcelona Femení.

Tactical DNA

Oshoala is a right-footed centre-forward with genuine two-footed finishing. Her defining trait is explosive acceleration over the first 15 metres — a profile that made her elite at Barcelona and Arsenal and that Saudi Women's Premier League defenders have been unable to contain since her 2024 move.

For the Super Falcons across 14 senior international years, Oshoala has been the tactical reference point in every attacking structure Nigeria has used since 2014. Three WAFCON trophies (2014, 2016, 2018) and two Women's World Cup Round of 16 runs — the 2019 France edition and the 2023 Australia / New Zealand edition — were all built around her movement.

Career Journey

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FC Robo Queens (Nigeria)
62 apps 37 goals

Nigerian Women's Premier League. Named the NWFL Player of the Season 2013–14 — at age 19. First senior Super Falcons call-up 2013.

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Liverpool (England)
15 apps 7 goals Free

WSL short stint — six months that served as the European bridge after her 2014 Women's Africa Cup of Nations success.

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Arsenal (England)
22 apps 9 goals £30k

WSL's first big move for an African women's footballer. Named WSL Player of the Year 2015 runner-up. Scored in the FA Women's Cup final that season.

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Dalian Quanjian (China)
27 apps 22 goals £1.5m (then women's football record)

Chinese Women's Super League move — the highest transfer fee in women's football history at the time. Dalian won the CWSL title in Oshoala's only full season at the club.

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FC Barcelona Femení (Spain)
94 apps 84 goals 17 assists Free (loan-to-permanent)

Five senior seasons at Barcelona. UEFA Women's Champions League winner 2020–21. Four Liga F titles. Two Supercopa de España Femenina. The most decorated spell of any African women's footballer at a European club.

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Bay FC (USA, NWSL)
21 apps 12 goals Undisclosed

Single NWSL season with San Francisco-based Bay FC. Named to the 2024 NWSL All-Stars team. Contract terminated by mutual agreement summer 2024 for the Al-Hilal move.

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Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia)
40 apps 46 goals 8 assists Undisclosed

Saudi Women's Premier League signing — one of the highest-paid women's football contracts in the world. Top scorer of the SWPL in both her seasons; Saudi Women's Player of the Season 2024–25.

Current Season Stats

Live Data
Apps
19
Saudi WPL 2025–26
Goals
24
Assists
6
xG
22.1
Minutes
1,550
Goals / 90
1.39

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CAF African Women's Player of the Year

6× — 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 (record)

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UEFA Women's Champions League Winner

FC Barcelona Femení — 2020–21

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Liga F Champion

FC Barcelona Femení — 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23 (4×)

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WAFCON Winner

Nigeria — 2014, 2016, 2018 (3×)

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FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Golden Boot + Golden Ball

Nigeria 2014 Canada — the only player ever to win both in the same tournament

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WSL Team of the Year

Arsenal — 2015–16

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Member of the Order of the Niger (OON)

Nigerian government — 2014

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Caps
29
Goals
2013
Debut
Women's World Cup 2015 (USA) WAFCON 2014 (winner) WAFCON 2016 (winner) WAFCON 2018 (winner) Women's World Cup 2019 (France, Round of 16) WAFCON 2022 (fourth) Women's World Cup 2023 (Australia, Round of 16)
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Beyond the Pitch

Born 9 October 1994 in Ikorodu, Lagos. Grew up in a working-class family that discouraged football as unsuitable for girls — a story Oshoala has told often in global women's football media as a reminder of how African women's football has been built against structural resistance. She left home at 16 to pursue football, was supported by early FC Robo Queens coaches, and went pro at 17.

Never publicly married; keeps family matters private. Very active philanthropist in Nigerian women's football. Founder of the Asisat Oshoala Foundation (launched 2016), which runs WAFCON scouting camps, boot drives, and secondary-school scholarships for girls across Lagos State. The foundation funded the construction of a dedicated women's football academy in Ikorodu (2022).

Has been a UNICEF Nigeria goodwill ambassador since 2018 and was named one of BBC's 100 Most Influential Women in 2015. Inducted into the CAF Hall of Fame in 2023, the first African women's footballer to receive the honour.

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Expert Analysis

Amara Okafor

Amara Okafor

Senior Writer

16 posts on Asisat.

Asisat Q&A

How old is Asisat Oshoala? expand_more
Asisat Oshoala was born on 9 October 1994 in Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, which makes her 31 years old as of April 2026.
Which club does Asisat Oshoala play for? expand_more
Oshoala plays for Al-Hilal in the Saudi Women's Premier League. She signed in summer 2024 after a single NWSL season at Bay FC in San Francisco, and a five-season spell at FC Barcelona Femení (2019–2024) before that.
How many CAF African Women's Player of the Year awards has Asisat Oshoala won? expand_more
Six — a record. Oshoala has won the CAF African Women's Player of the Year in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, and 2023. She holds the most of any African women's footballer in history.
Did Asisat Oshoala win the Women's Champions League? expand_more
Yes. Oshoala was a key attacking player in the FC Barcelona Femení side that won the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League, beating Chelsea 4–0 in the Gothenburg final — the most decisive Women's Champions League final in the competition's history.
Did Asisat Oshoala play in the Women's World Cup? expand_more
Yes, three times — 2015 USA, 2019 France, and 2023 Australia / New Zealand. Nigeria reached the Round of 16 in both 2019 and 2023 — the deepest-ever Super Falcons finishes at a senior FIFA Women's World Cup. Oshoala scored in the 2015 tournament.
Is Asisat Oshoala the captain of the Super Falcons? expand_more
Yes. Oshoala has been the Super Falcons captain since 2022, taking over from Onome Ebi. She led Nigeria at the 2022 WAFCON in Morocco (fourth-place finish) and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
What is Asisat Oshoala's salary at Al-Hilal? expand_more
Reports from women's-football business media at the time of her 2024 Al-Hilal signing put Oshoala on a package reported at over €2 million per year gross, among the highest women's football salaries in the world. No official figure has been confirmed by the club.
Is Asisat Oshoala related to any other footballer? expand_more
No direct family relation to another capped professional footballer. Oshoala's younger sister Aisha is a former Nigerian women's football age-group international but did not progress to senior level.
Has Asisat Oshoala retired? expand_more
No. Oshoala is still active at Al-Hilal as of April 2026, and she remains the Super Falcons captain. She has not publicly scheduled an international retirement; the 2026–27 Saudi Women's Premier League and AFCON 2027 qualifying are her next competitive targets.
Who is Asisat Oshoala's husband? expand_more
Oshoala is not publicly married. She has kept her personal life largely out of the press and has no publicly-confirmed spouse. In 2023 interviews with Nigerian media she described her focus as football and her Asisat Oshoala Foundation work rather than personal relationships.
What is Asisat Oshoala's net worth? expand_more
Public estimates put Oshoala's net worth at around US $3–5 million as of 2025. That figure reflects her Barcelona salary, Al-Hilal Saudi contract, Nike sponsorship and foundation-adjacent commercial work. Women's football contracts are rarely disclosed in detail, so the figure is indicative rather than official.
Does Asisat Oshoala have a daughter? expand_more
Oshoala has no publicly-confirmed children. She is, however, the namesake of the Asisat Oshoala Foundation, which runs girls' football academies in Ikorodu (Lagos) and Abuja and has sponsored several hundred Nigerian schoolgirls into organised football since 2019.

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Last updated 2026-04-22 · written by Amara Okafor.