Michelle Alozie

Michelle Chinwendu Alozie (born 28 April 1997) is an American-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Women's Soccer League team Houston Dash and the Nigeria women's national team.

Michelle Alozie
Personal information
Full name Michelle Chinwendu Alozie[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-28) 28 April 1997[1]
Place of birth California, United States[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Houston Dash
Number 22
Youth career
2011–2014 Legends FC
2011–2014 Granite Hills Cougars
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Yale Bulldogs 49 (19)
2019 Tennessee Volunteers 17 (3)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Houston Dash 16 (2)
International career‡
2021– Nigeria 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:08, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 June 2021.[3]

Early life

Alozie was born and raised in Apple Valley, California to Nigerian parents from Imo State.[1]

College career

Alozie has attended the Granite Hills High School in her hometown, the Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut and the University of Tennessee.[4][1]

International career

Alozie made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 65th-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.[5]

References
  1. "Michelle Alozie - Soccer". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  2. Michelle Alozie at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  3. "Michelle Alozie". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  4. "Michelle Alozie - 2018 - Women's Soccer". Yale University. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.


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