SOCCER PLAYER

Rita Chikwelu

1988 - Today

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Rita Chikwelu (born 6 March 1988) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward and midfielder for the Saudi Women's Premier League club Al-Riyadh and the Nigeria women's national team. She previously played for Swedish sides Umeå IK and Kristianstads DFF and later for the Spanish clubs Madrid CFF and Levante Las Planas. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Rita Chikwelu is the 20,830th most popular soccer player (down from 19,578th in 2024), the 343rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 301st in 2019) and the 180th most popular Nigerian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Rita Chikwelu ranks 20,830 out of 21,273. Before her are Yuhei Marumoto, Nicole Anyomi, Kennedy Igboananike, Toshikazu Soya, Jaime Alas, and Ethan Horvath. After her are David Douděra, Marco Djuricin, Leonard Zuta, Mohammed Hameed Farhan, Gonzalo Echenique, and Simon Francis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Rita Chikwelu ranks 1,712. Before her are Guo Weiyang, Carles Coto, Anémone Marmottan, Geoffrey Soupe, Robert Sabolič, and Toru Hasegawa. After her are Kitty van Male, Keisuke Matsumoto, Masakazu Tashiro, Noritaka Fujisawa, Frédéric Mendy, and Billy Bakker.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Rita Chikwelu ranks 343 out of 309. Before her are Yvonne Orji (1983), Alhaji Gero (1993), Macauley Chrisantus (1990), Dickson Nwakaeme (1986), Olusoji Fasuba (1984), and Kennedy Igboananike (1989). After her are Ini Edo (1982), Paul Obiefule (1986), Bimbo Akintola (1970), Iyabo Ojo (1977), Peter Olayinka (1995), and Faith Idehen (1973).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Nigeria

Among soccer players born in Nigeria, Rita Chikwelu ranks 180. Before her are Shehu Abdullahi (1993), Ramon Azeez (1992), Alhaji Gero (1993), Macauley Chrisantus (1990), Dickson Nwakaeme (1986), and Kennedy Igboananike (1989). After her are Paul Obiefule (1986), Peter Olayinka (1995), Femi Opabunmi (1985), Chidozie Awaziem (1997), Fegor Ogude (1987), and Azubuike Okechukwu (1997).

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