Asisat Oshoala

About Asisat Oshoala

Barcelona lifted the UEFA Women's Champions League trophy on May 16, 2021, and Asisat Oshoala made history. She became the first African woman to win European football's greatest prize.

Asisat Lamina Oshoala was born on October 9, 1994. The striker from Nigeria would go on to become one of the greatest female footballers of her generation.

She first caught the world's attention at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Oshoala was the tournament's highest goal scorer and earned the award for best player. At just nineteen, she had already announced herself on the global stage.

Arsenal came calling next. In 2015, she won the FA Women's Cup with the English club. She later played for Liverpool and then moved to China to join Dalian, where she won two league championships and a cup title.

The defining moment came in Spain. Barcelona signed her and she flourished at the club. In 2019, she became the first African player to score in a UEFA Women's Champions League final. The following year, she won the Copa de la Reina and Supercopa de España Femenina.

That May evening in 2021 sealed her legacy. Barcelona defeated Chelsea 4-0 and Oshoala claimed her first Champions League medal. In 2024, she would become the first African player to win the competition three times.

She has won African Women's Footballer of the Year six times, a record unmatched. In 2022, she became the first African woman nominated for the Ballon d'Or Féminin. Her achievements with the Super Falcons and clubs across England, China, and Spain have reshaped women's football.

Oshoala now plays for Al Hilal in the Saudi Women's Premier League. She continues to represent Nigeria's national team. Few players have done more to elevate African women's football than Asisat Oshoala.