Ifeoma Chukwufumnaya Onumonu (; born 25 February 1994) is an American-born Nigerian professional

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 ...

who plays for

NJ/NY Gotham FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

in the

National Women's Soccer League The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) is a professional women's soccer league at the top of the United States league system. It is owned by the teams and, until 2020, was under a management contract with the United States Soccer Federatio ...

(NWSL) and for the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for

Reign FC OL Reign is an American professional women's soccer team based in Seattle, Washington. Founded by Bill and Teresa Predmore in 2012 as Seattle Reign FC, it was one of eight inaugural members of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). In 2020, ...

Portland Thorns FC The Portland Thorns FC is an American professional women's soccer team based in Portland, Oregon. Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), which receives support from the Uni ...

, and

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defunct Women's ...

. She played collegiate soccer at the

University of California Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant univ ...

and in high school at

Los Osos High School Los Osos High School is a public high school located in the city of Rancho Cucamonga in Southern California's Inland Empire in the United States. It operates as part of the Chaffey Joint Union High School District. The school was named a Californ ...

. Born in the United States, Onumonu has represented

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 ...

since 2021.

Club career

Boston Breakers

After playing collegiately at the

University of California The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California. The system is composed of the campuses at Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, ...

, Onumonu was drafted by the

with the 8th overall pick in the

2017 NWSL College Draft The 2017 NWSL College Draft was the fifth annual meeting of National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) franchises to select eligible college players. It was held on January 12, 2017 at the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Convention in ...

. She appeared in 18 games for Boston in her rookie season.

Portland Thorns

After the

folded ahead of the 2018 season, Onumonu was selected by the Portland Thorns in the 2018 Dispersal Draft. She was waived on May 8, 2019, after playing in eight games.

Reign FC

On 14 May 2019, Onumonu signed with

as a National Team Replacement player. After stellar performances, she earned a supplemental roster spot on June 28.

NJ/NY Gotham FC

On 17 January 2020, Onumonu was traded to

Sky Blue FC NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...

. She re-signed with the team on a one-year deal on January 20, 2022 based on her strong performance during the

2021 NWSL season The 2021 National Women's Soccer League season was the ninth season of the National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's soccer in the United States. Including the NWSL's two professional predecessors, Women's Professional Soccer (2 ...

, which saw her named to the Best XI Second Team. On October 25, 2022, Onumonu signed a new three-year contract that will keep her with Gotham FC through the 2025 season.

International career

Onumonu has represented the United States on the Under-23 Women's National Team. In June 2021 she received her first call up to the Nigeria Women's National Team. On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023.

Awards and honors

Individual * NWSL Best XI Second Team: 2021 *

NWSL Team of the Month The National Women's Soccer League Team of the Month is a monthly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The NWSL Media Association, composed of journalists who regularly cover the league, select a Best XI o ...

: June 2019, August 2021 *

NWSL Player of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week is a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League. The honor is awarded to the player deemed to have put in the best performances over the past week b ...

: 2019 week 10, 2021 week 13

References

External links

U.S. Soccer player profile

Cal Golden Bears player profile

NJ/NY Gotham FC player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Onumonu, Ifeoma 1994 births Living people Citizens of Nigeria through descent Nigerian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Nigeria women's international footballers Sportspeople from Rancho Cucamonga, California Soccer players from California American women's soccer players California Golden Bears women's soccer players Boston Breakers draft picks Boston Breakers players Portland Thorns FC players OL Reign players NJ/NY Gotham FC players National Women's Soccer League players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent African-American women's soccer players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players Los Osos High School alumni