Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide (born 17 June 1998), known as Rinsola Babajide, is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish Liga F club Real Betis. She previously played for Millwall Lionesses and Watford Ladies Football Club, Brighton & Hove Albion and she has represented England at Under 21 level. Babajide was Liverpool's second highest goal scorer in the 2018/19 WSL season with two campaign goals. Babajide was then Liverpool's joint-second WSL goal scorer in the 2019/20 season with one single league goal. She didn't feature for Liverpool in the second half of the 2020/21 Championship season after refusing to train with the first team squad and was then subsequently moved down into the age group development squad away from the first team.

Club career

Millwall Lionesses

She joined Millwall Lionesses Ladies from Crystal Palace Ladies in January 2015, but made her professional debut on March 18 against the London Bees in a FA WSL match which ended in a draw.

Watford Ladies

In February 2017, Babajide completed a transfer to

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. She scored her first competitive goal for the club in a 3–2 loss to London Bees in a FA WSL Spring Series fixture. Babajide finished as Watford's joint top scorer in the 2017 Spring Series, with three goals.

Liverpool Women

Her transfer to Liverpool was announced on 25 January 2018. Babajide was part of the squad that saw Liverpool relegated to the Championship in 2020. Brighton & Hove Albion WFC On 26 July 2021, Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club announced the signing of Rinsola on a season-long loan deal from

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International career

In August 2018, Babajide was part of the England U20s squad that claimed bronze at the

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. In September 2020 she was included in a training camp for the England women's national football team. Due to her family background, Babajide is also eligible to represent Nigeria.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

England U20s *

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third place:

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Individual * Liverpool Women's Player of the Season Award (2019-20)

References

1998 births Living people Footballers from Greater London English women's footballers Women's association football forwards Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) players Millwall Lionesses L.F.C. players Watford F.C. Women players Liverpool F.C. Women players Real Betis Féminas players Women's Super League players FA Women's National League players Alumni of the University of East London English expatriate women's footballers English expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate women's footballers in Spain English sportspeople of Nigerian descent Black British sportswomen {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub