Florence Ajayi

Florence Ajayi

Personal information
Full name	Florence Kikelomo Ajayi
Date of birth	(1977-04-28) 28 April 1977
Place of birth	Akure, Nigeria
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Koko Queens
	Rivers Angels
	Jegede Babes
0000–1999	Pelican Stars
1999–2001	Niederkirchen
2001–2004	Police Machine
2004–2008	Bayelsa Queens
2008–2010	Tianjin Teda
2011–2012	Krka Novo Mesto	7	(0)
2012–2013	Pogoń Szczecin
2013–?	Dínamo Guadalajara
International career
1998–2008	Nigeria	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florence Kikelomo Ajayi is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

Ajayi started her career in the Nigerian Championship for teams such as: Koko Queens, Rivers Angels, Jagede Babes & the Pelican Stars. Following her participation in the 1999 World Cup she signed for 1.FFC Niederkirchen among the German Bundesliga, where she then spent two (2) full seasons. She later returned to Nigeria, playing for teams such as the Police Machine, as well as the Bayelsa Queen. She did so until 2008 whereas she relocated to the Tianjin Teda within the Chinese Super League. By 2010, a decade later, she decided to return to the European leagues, successively furthering her career for Krka Novo Mesto in Slovenia, Pogoń Szczecin, in Poland, as well as Dínamo Guadalajara in the Spanish region, second tier.

International

As a member of the Nigerian national team, Ajayi won a total of five (5) consecutive African Championships between the years of 1998 and 2006, then took part in the 1999 & 2003 World Cups, followed by the 2000 & 2008 Summer Olympics. During these events she served as the Nigerian women's team captain.