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Alaba Jonathan

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Alaba Jonathan
Jonathan at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Personal information
Full name Alaba Jonathan
Date of birth (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Calabar, Nigeria
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bayelsa Queens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Pelican Stars
Bayelsa Queens
International career
Nigeria U-20
Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alaba Jonathan (born 1 June 1992 Calabar, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Career

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Development

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Alaba Jonathan began her career in the youth of the Navy Angels. After she failed to qualify for the senior team of the Navy Angels, she moved to the Pelican Stars in spring 2010 where she remains under contract.[1]

National team

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Jonathan is a member of Nigeria's national team and has played at least once for the team.[2] Jonathan represented her home country as a third goalkeeper at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[3] Previously in 2010, she participated in the U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria U-20's.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Unknown (2 August 2013). "Futball Galore Media: Pelican Stars upset form books to qualify at the expense of Delta Queens".
  2. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Alaba JONATHAN – Profile". Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ Nordwest-Zeitung (17 June 2011). "Der WM-Kader von Nigeria". www.nwzonline.de. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
  4. ^ "U.S. U-20 WNT Ready To Take On Nigeria In Quarterfinals of 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
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