Alaba Jonathan (born 1 June 1992 Calabar,

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

) is a Nigerian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Development

Alaba Jonathan began her career in the youth of the Navy Angels. After she failed to qualify for the senior team of the Navy Angels, she moved to the Pelican Stars in spring 2010 where she remains under contract.

National team

Jonathan is a member of Nigeria's national team and has played at least once for the team. Jonathan represented her home country as a third goalkeeper at the

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in Germany. Previously in 2010, she participated in the U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria U-20's.

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* 1992 births Living people Nigerian women's footballers People from Calabar 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup players Nigeria women's international footballers Women's association football goalkeepers 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players Bayelsa Queens F.C. players 21st-century Nigerian women {{Nigeria-women-footy-bio-stub