Rasheedat Ajibade
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Ajibade with Atlético Madrid in January 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade | ||
| Date of birth | 8 December 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Madrid | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2018 | FC Robo | (9) | |
| 2018–2020 | Avaldnes | 39 | (12) |
| 2021–2025 | Atlético Madrid | 54 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Nigeria | 19 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2022 | |||
Rasheedat Busayo Ajibade (born 8 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Atlético Madrid and the Nigeria women's national team. She is commonly called "Rash", a shortened form of her first name, and "The Girl With The Blue Hair", an ode to her bright blue hairstyle which she dons whenever she takes to the field.
Ajibade represented Nigeria at age grade competitions, before making her competitive debut for the senior team at the 2018 WAFU Cup in Côte d'Ivoire. In 2017, she was named first in a top 10 list of most promising young footballers on the African continent by Goal.com.