Simisola Feyishayo Awujo (born September 23, 2003) is a

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player. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.

Early life

Awujo began playing youth soccer at age 7 with AFC Lightning. Afterwards, she played youth soccer with NASA Tophat.

College career

In 2021, she began attending the

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, where she played for the women's soccer team. She scored her first goal on September 5, 2021 against the

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. After her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, she was named an All-Pac 12 First Team All-Star and to the Academic All-District Team.

International career

Awujo was eligible to represent the United States (where she was born), Nigeria (where her parents were born), and Canada (as her mother is a citizen). In 2019, she represented the United States U17 at a UEFA Women’s Development Tournament in the Czech Republic. In January 2022, she attended her first camp with the Canada U20, later being selected for to the rosters for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup rosters, where she played every minute. In August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against

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. She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute. She was named the women's 2022 Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Awujo, Simi Living people 2003 births Canadian women's soccer players Soccer players from Atlanta Women's association football midfielders Canada women's international soccer players American women's soccer players USC Trojans women's soccer players Canadian people of Nigerian descent American people of Nigerian descent