About Folashade Ijamilusi
Born 2001. Folashade Ijamilusi is a Nigerian association football player.
Folashade Florence Ijamilusi OON (born 30 May 2001) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese club Liaoning Baiye and the Nigeria Women's National Team. She scored Nigeria's equaliser in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco, which Nigeria won.
Career Folashade Ijamilusi started playing football aged 6, before eventually joining Springsoca Academy. From there, she joined Nigeria Women's Football League (NWFL) club, Robo Queens, winning the Young Player of the Season award in 2019. She finished as the Top Scorer in the 2023-24 NWFL season.
On 5 February 2025, Ijamilusi joined Chinese Women's Super League side, Liaoning Baiye. On 9 March 2025, she made her debut, grabbing an assist in a 3-0 win over defending champions, Wuhan Jianghan.
International career Ijamilusi played for Nigeria's youth teams at U17 and U20 level, between 2016 and 2019, featuring at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the 2019 All Africa Games Women's tournament which Nigeria won.
In 2019, she got her first call-up to the senior national, as coach Thomas Dennerby called up 30 home-based players in preparation for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She didn't make the final squad for the tournament.
On 30 October 2024, she made her national team debut, scoring a hat-trick against Algeria in a friendly.
She was called up to the Nigerian squad for the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations tournament. On 18 July 2025, she scored her first-ever goal at the tournament against Zambia, in the quarter final.
On 26 July 2025, Ijamilusi scored Nigeria's equaliser against hosts Morocco in the final, as they overcame a 2-goal deficit to win their record-extending 10th title.
On 10 July 2026, she was named in Nigeria's squad for the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.
International goals No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1. 29 October 2024 Onikan Stadium, Lagos, Nigeria 1–0 4–1 Friendly 2. 2–0 3. 4–1 4. 18 July 2025 Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco 5–0 5–0 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations 5. 26 July 2025 Olympic Stadium, Rabat, Morocco 2–2 3–2
Honours Edo Queens
WAFU B: 2024 Nigeria Women's Africa Cup of Nations: 2024 African Games: 2019
Individual
Nigeria Women Premier League Young Player of the Season: 2019 Nigeria Women Premier League Top scorer: 2024 Orders
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Folashade Ijamilusi's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Folashade Ijamilusi's
Frequently asked questions
Who is Folashade Ijamilusi?
Nigerian footballer
When was Folashade Ijamilusi born?
Folashade Ijamilusi was born on 30 May 2001 in Nigeria.
What is Folashade Ijamilusi's occupation?
Folashade Ijamilusi is an association football player.
What nationality is Folashade Ijamilusi?
Folashade Ijamilusi is Nigerian.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Folashade Ijamilusi
· DBpedia: Folashade Ijamilusi
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Folashade Ijamilusi. https://biography.guide/folashade-ijamilusi/
MLA: "Folashade Ijamilusi." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/folashade-ijamilusi/.
Chicago: "Folashade Ijamilusi." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/folashade-ijamilusi/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:27 UTC