Funmi Fadoju (born 15 August 2002) is an English

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player, who has represented the

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since 2022, and was a member of the England team that came second at the 2023 Netball World Cup. Fadoju plays for

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in the

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Early life and education

Fadoju is from

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, London. She attended

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, and won a schools cross-country competition in 2017.

Domestic career

London Pulse

Fadoju is tall, which is comparatively short for a defender. She made her

debut for

in March 2020; she came on in the third quarter of Pulse's opening match of the season. She won the

Young Player of the Season award in both

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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

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. 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

53-45. After a strong defensive display with eight deflections, three intercepts and eight gains, Fadoju was named player of the match. She was also named as the All Star VII GD for a second time in the

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season.

International career

Fadoju represented England under-21s at the 2019

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Under-21 Championships. She was aged 16 at the time. 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. She was not selected for the

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. She played for England in their tour of Australia. In the final game of the series, she was the player of the match with 17 deflections. In December 2022, Netball Scoop named Fadoju joint sixth in their list of world's best players. Fadoju was selected for the 2023 Netball World Cup, and played in the final, where England lost to

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to win Silver. She did not play in the

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, but returned to the squad for their December 2023 series against

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. She was named in the squad for the

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and was named player of the match in the final against South Africa where England won gold.

Honours

England

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: Silver:

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* Netball Nations Cup:

Runner up:

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London Pulse

Runners up:

Individual Awards

Netball Super League

* Young Player of the Year:

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* All Star VII:

* Fans Player of the Season:

References

External links

England Netball Profile

Netball Super League Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fadoju, Funmi 2002 births Living people English netball players London Pulse players Black British sportswomen Netball Superleague players 2023 Netball World Cup players 21st-century English sportswomen England international netball players