Ifeoma Chukwufumnaya Onumonu (; born 25 February 1994) is a professional

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who plays for

Montpellier HSC Montpellier Hérault Sport Club (; ), commonly referred to as Montpellier HSC, is a French professional association football, football club based in the city of Montpellier in Occitania (administrative region), Occitanie. The original club was ...

in the French

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. She previously played for Utah Royals,

NJ/NY Gotham FC Gotham Football Club is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sk ...

Reign FC Seattle Reign FC is an American professional soccer team based in Seattle, Washington, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2012, it is one of eight inaugural members of the NWSL. Since June 2024, the Reign ar ...

Portland Thorns FC Portland Thorns FC is an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Portland, Oregon, that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Established in 2012, the team began play in 2013 in the then-eight-team NWSL ...

, and

Boston Breakers The Boston Breakers were an American professional women's soccer club based in the Boston neighborhood of Allston. The team competed in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). They replaced the original Breakers, who competed in the defu ...

in the

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. Onumonu played collegiate soccer at the

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and in high school at

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. Born in the United States, Onumonu has represented

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

since 2021.

Club career

Boston Breakers

After playing collegiately at the

, Onumonu was drafted by the

with the 8th overall pick in the 2017 NWSL College Draft. She appeared in 18 games for Boston in her rookie season.

Portland Thorns

After the

folded ahead of the 2018 season, Onumonu was selected by the Portland Thorns in the 2018 Dispersal Draft. She was waived on 8 May 2019, after playing in eight games.

Reign FC

On 14 May 2019, Onumonu signed with

as a National Team Replacement player. After stellar performances, she earned a supplemental roster spot on 28 June.

NJ/NY Gotham FC

On 17 January 2020, Onumonu was traded to

Sky Blue FC Gotham Football Club is an American professional soccer team based in the New York metropolitan area that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 un ...

. 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. On 25 October 2022, Onumonu signed a new three-year contract that would keep her with Gotham FC through the 2025 season.

Utah Royals

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

Montpellier HSC

On 9 September 2024,

announced that they had signed Onumonu as a free agent.

International career

Onumonu has represented the United States on the Under-23 Women's National Team. In June 2021 she received her first call up to the Nigeria Women's National Team. On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the

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. Onumonu was initially named as an alternate for Nigeria's squad at the

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, but was later elevated to the full 18-player roster after Halimatu Ayinde dropped out due to injury.

International goals

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.

Awards and honors

NJ/NY Gotham FC *

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Individual * NWSL Best XI Second Team: 2021 * NWSL Team of the Month: June 2019, August 2021 *

NWSL Player of the Week The National Women's Soccer League Player of the Week was a weekly soccer award given to individual players in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) from 2013 to 2023. The honor was awarded by popular social media vote to the player deemed to ...

: 2019 week 10, 2021 week 13

References

External links

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Ify Onumonu #11
at Utah Royals
Ifeoma Onumonu #25
at

Ifeoma Onumonu #22
at

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Ifeoma Onumonu – Under-23 Women's National Team
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