Eseosa Aigbogun

Eseosa Aigbogun

Aigbogun (19) playing against Sweden in 2015
Personal information
Full name Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun[1]
Date of birth (1993-05-23) 23 May 1993
Place of birth Zürich, Switzerland
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
FC Basel
Number 22
Youth career
2004–2009 FC Dietikon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 FC Zürich
2011–2016 FC Basel
2016– Turbine Potsdam
National team
2013– Switzerland 22[2] (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:46, 5 June 2015 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:49, 23 June 2015 (UTC)

Eseosa Mandy Aigbogun (born 23 May 1993) is a Swiss football forward, playing for Turbine Potsdam in the German Bundesliga.

Career

Aigbogun started her career playing for FC Zürich and later FC Basel, both in the Swiss Nationalliga A. Since her debut in September 2013, a 9–0 win over Serbia, she has been a member of the Switzerland women's national football team.[3]

Aigbogun rejected a transfer offer from SC Freiburg of the Frauen-Bundesliga in 2014.

International career

She was concerned that a failure to settle abroad could cost her a place in the Swiss national squad for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup,[4] where she scored one goal against Ecuador. She eventually moved to Germany in 2016, signing for Turbine Potsdam.[5]

Personal life

Aigbogun's father emigrated from Nigeria to work as a pastor in Zurich. She was also eligible to play for the Nigeria women's national football team, before deciding to represent Switzerland.[6]

References

  1. "List of Players - Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. "Profile". FIFA.com. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  3. Portrait in the Swiss Football Association's page
  4. "Aigbogun Turns Down Freiburg Move". SL10.ng. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  5. Sport.de
  6. "Eseosa Aigbogun: Mit Vaters Segen auf Torejagd" (in German). Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen. 31 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
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