Funmi Fadoju

Funmi Fadoju (born 15 August 2002) is an English international netball player. She plays for London Pulse in the Netball Super League and is a member of the England national netball team. She was a member of the English team that came second at the 2023 Netball World Cup.

Early life and education Fadoju is from Dagenham and is of Nigerian descent. She first played netball for New Cambell Netball Club. She attended Eastbury Community School, and won a schools cross-country competition in 2017.

Club career

London Pulse Fadoju is tall, which is comparatively short for a defender. She made her Netball Super League debut for London Pulse in March 2020 coming on in the third quarter of the opening match of the season. She won the Netball Super League Young Player of the Season award in both 2021 and 2022 seasons. Fadoju once played a whole match with a headphone in by accident.

She helped Pulse reach the Netball Super League Grand Final in 2023 however they ultimately lost to Loughborough Lightning. She was also part of the 2024 squad that finished third after defeat in the play-off semi finals. Fadoju was named as the All Star VII GD for the 2024 season, topping the table in every defensive stat and being named in the NSL Team of the Week an 13 times.

Fadoju won her first Super League title in 2025, defeating Loughborough Lightning 53-45. After a strong defensive display with eight deflections, three intercepts and eight gains, Fadoju was named player of the match.

International career Fadoju represented England under-21s at the 2019 Netball Europe Championships, aged 16.

Fadoju received her first senior callup for the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series, and made her debut for the senior team in their 2022 series against Uganda. In June 2026 Fadoju was selected into the 2026 Commonwealth Games team.

Honours

England

Netball World Cup: Silver: 2023 Netball Nations Cup: 2025 Runner up: 2024 Taini Jamison Trophy: 2024

London Pulse

Netball Super League: 2025 Runners up: 2023, 2026

Individual awards

Netball Super League

Young Player of the Year: 2021, 2022 All Star VII: 2024, 2025 Fans Player of the Season: 2024, 2025