Ifeoma Onumonu

Ifeoma Onumonu
Onumonu in 2024
Personal information
Full name Ifeoma Chukwufumnaya Onumonu[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-25) 25 February 1994
Place of birth Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States,
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 California Golden Bears 82 (33)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Boston Breakers 18 (0)
2018–2019 Portland Thorns 8 (0)
2019 Reign FC 20 (2)
2020–2023 Gotham FC 55 (8)
2024 Utah Royals 5 (0)
2024–2025 Montpellier 20 (7)
Total 126 (17)
International career‡
2017 United States U23
2021–2025 Nigeria 32 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 04:29, 19 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 July 2025 (UTC)

Ifeoma Chukwufumnaya Onumonu OON (listenⓘ; born 25 February 1994) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in the United States, she played for the Nigeria national team for four years. With the Super Falcons, Onumonu participated in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2024 Summer Olympics, and contributed to a 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations win.

Onumonu played college soccer for the California Golden Bears before being selected by the Boston Breakers in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She then played for fellow NWSL clubs Portland Thorns FC, Reign FC, Gotham FC, and the Utah Royals before completing her career with Première Ligue club Montpellier HSC.

Club career

After playing collegiately at the University of California, Berkeley, Onumonu was drafted by the Boston Breakers with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft.[2] She appeared in 18 games for Boston in her rookie season.[1]

After the Boston Breakers folded ahead of the 2018 season, Onumonu was selected by the Portland Thorns in the 2018 Dispersal Draft.[3] She was waived on 8 May 2019, after playing in eight games.[4][1]

On 14 May 2019, Onumonu signed with Reign FC as a National Team Replacement player.[5] After stellar performances, she earned a supplemental roster spot on 28 June.[6]

On 17 January 2020, Onumonu was traded to Sky Blue FC.[7] She re-signed with the team on a one-year deal on 20 January 2022 based on her strong performance during the 2021 NWSL season, which saw her named to the Best XI Second Team.[8][9] On 25 October 2022, Onumonu signed a new three-year contract that would keep her with Gotham FC through the 2025 season.[10]

On 30 December 2023, Onumonu was traded to Utah Royals for $40,000 in allocation money.[11]

On 9 September 2024, Montpellier HSC announced that they had signed Onumonu as a free agent.[12]

Onumonu announced her retirement from professional football via social media in October 2025.[13]

International career

Onumonu has represented the United States on the Under-23 Women's National Team.[14] In June 2021 she received her first call up to the Nigeria Women's National Team.[15]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16]

Onumonu was initially named as an alternate for Nigeria's squad at the 2024 Summer Olympics, but was later elevated to the full 18-player roster after Halimatu Ayinde dropped out due to injury.[17]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 18 February 2022 Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Nigeria  Ivory Coast 1–0 2–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2. 2−0
3. 11 April 2022 Starlight Stadium, Langford, Canada  Canada 1–0 2–2 Friendly
4. 7 July 2022 Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat, Morocco  Botswana 1–0 2–0 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations
5. 30 November 2024 Stade Raymond Kopa, Angers, France  France 1–2 1–2 Friendly

Personal life

In 2024, Onumonu appeared in the first season of The Offseason, a reality television series following a group of NWSL players training before the new season.[18]

Awards and honours

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Nigeria

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c Ifeoma Onumonu at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Yang, Stephanie (12 January 2017). "Breakers complete 2017 draft with six picks". The Bent Musket. Archived from the original on 14 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  3. ^ NWSL (30 January 2018). "With the 22nd pick in today's dispersal draft, @ThornsFC select Ifeoma Onumonu". @NWSL. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Thorns FC sign three players to supplemental roster". Portland Timbers. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  5. ^ "REIGN FC SIGN IFEOMA ONUMONU AS NATIONAL TEAM REPLACEMENT PLAYER". Reign FC. 14 May 2019. Archived from the original on 14 May 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  6. ^ "IFEOMA ONUMONU SIGNED TO SUPPLEMENTAL ROSTER". Reign FC. 28 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Sky Blue FC Acquires Ifeoma Onumonu from Reign FC". Sky Blue FC. 17 January 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ FC, Gotham (20 January 2022). "NJ/NY Gotham FC Solidifies Forward Core, Re-Signing Ifeoma Onumonu". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b "NWSL Announces the Winners of Mastercard Inaugural 2021 Best XI Awards". 17 October 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ^ Staff, J. W. S. (25 October 2022). "NWSL free agency tracker: Ifeoma Onumonu signs with Gotham". Just Women's Sports. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  11. ^ Communications, Gotham FC (30 December 2023). "Gotham FC Trades Forward Ify Onumonu to Utah Royals for Allocation Money". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  12. ^ Rapheal (10 September 2024). "Super Falcons striker, Onumonu completes transfer to Montpellier". The Sun Nigeria. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  13. ^ Onumonu, Ifeoma [@ify_22]; (3 October 2025). "On to my next chapter💕🙏🏾". Retrieved 4 October 2025 – via Instagram.
  14. ^ "Former Bears Head To U-23 WNT Camp". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  15. ^ FC, Gotham (9 June 2021). "Ifeoma Onumonu Earns First Call Up for Nigeria Women's National Team". NJ/NY Gotham FC. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  16. ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ samnihof (3 August 2024). "Nigeria National Team for the Paris 2024 Olympics". Women's Football News. Retrieved 11 September 2024.
  18. ^ "The Offseason Episode One Draws 2.5 Million Views Within 24 Hours". National Women's Soccer League. 19 October 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  19. ^ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  20. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  21. ^ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  22. ^ Ifeoma Onumonu, Reign FC | Week 10 #NWSL Player of the Week, 25 June 2019, retrieved 19 March 2022
  23. ^ "It's not 𝓲𝓯 she balls out, it's when she balls out 😏". Twitter. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
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