Ayo Oke

College career

Oke played in 13 games, making 11 starts, and scored 1 goal for the California Golden Bears as a freshman in 2021, being named to the Pac-12 Conference all-freshman team. She started in 20 games, scored 1 goal, and jointly led the Pac-12 with 9 assists as a sophomore in 2022, earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors. She dealt with injury during her senior season in 2024, making 5 starts and scoring 2 goals with 1 assist in 15 games. She had two goal contributions in the Big Ten Tournament as the Bruins won the tournament in their first year in the conference, then scored again in their loss in the NCAA tournament second round.

Club career Pachuca Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca announced on January 14, 2025, that they had signed Oke to her first professional contract. She made her professional debut one day later as a substitute in 2–2 draw with Cruz Azul. She started both legs of the semifinals against Monterrey, helping the Tuzas to their fourth league final though she injured her ankle in the return leg. Due to the injury, she played limited minutes in the Clausura 2025 final as Pachuca defeated América to win their first Liga MX Femenil championship. On July 16, she played the entire match in a 1–0 win over Monterrey to win the Campeón de Campeonas trophy. Oke then helped Pachuca finish second in the Apertura 2025 regular season, but lost in the playoff quarterfinals. She also helped secure the club's passage to the CONCACAF W Champions Cup semifinals.

Denver Summit On January 6, 2026, NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC announced that they had acquired Oke and signed her to a three-year contract. ESPN reported that the transfer fee was close to , the most expensive transfer for an American coming into the NWSL.

International career Oke began training with the United States under-15 team in 2017. In 2018, she helped the under-16 team win the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament. She continued playing friendlies with the under-18 and under-19 teams the following year. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped the under-20 team win the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, playing in six games with two starts. She played in two games at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, starting in their 3–0 loss to the Netherlands, as the United States failed to make it out of the group stage.

Emma Hayes called up Oke to the senior national team for the first time in January 2026, replacing Avery Patterson who was out with an illness. She made her senior international debut on January 27, starting and assisting the opening goal by Croix Bethune in a 5–0 friendly win over Chile.

Career statistics Club

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals United States2026 1 0 Total 1 0

Honors

UCLA Bruins Pac-12 Conference: 2023 Big Ten women's soccer tournament: 2024

Pachuca Liga MX Femenil: Clausura 2025 Campeón de Campeonas: 2025

United States U-20 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship: 2022

Individual Second-team All-Pac-12: 2022, 2023 Pac-12 all-freshman team: 2021