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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Simi Awujo

Personal information

Full name Simisola Feyishayo Awujo[1]

Date of birth September 23, 2003 (age 20)

Place of birth Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Position(s) Midfielder

Team information

Current team Manchester United

Youth career

AFC Lightning

NASA Tophat

Southern Soccer Academy

College career

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2021–2023 USC Trojans 49 (4)

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2023 FC Premier Women 4 (1)

2024– Manchester United 0 (0)

International career‡

2019 United States U17 3 (0)

2022 Canada U20 10 (0)

2022– Canada 20 (1)

*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 9, 2024

‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 3, 2024

Simisola Feyishayo Awujo (born September 23, 2003) is a soccer player who plays as a
midfielder for English Women's Super League club Manchester United. Born in the United
States and a former United States under-17 international, she represents Canada at senior
international level.

Early life

Awujo began playing youth soccer at age seven with AFC Lightning in her hometown
Peachtree City, Georgia, United States.[1] Afterwards, she played youth soccer with NASA
Tophat and Southern Soccer Academy, as well as three years of Olympic Development
Program (ODP) from 2014–16.[2][3] While at Woodward Academy, she competed in track
and field, helping set school records in the 4x100 and 4x400.

College career

In 2021, she began attending the University of Southern California, where she played
college soccer for the USC Trojans.[2] She scored her first goal on September 5, 2021,
against the Western Michigan Broncos.[4] In her first season, she played in all 20 games
including 15 starts, scoring two goals and creating two assists primarily as a holding
midfielder, and was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.[5] As a sophomore, she
made 11 appearances, scoring two goals and three assists. She was named All-Pac 12 First
Team as well as CSC Academic All-District Team.[6] After her junior season in 2023, she
appeared in 18 games, registering two assists, and was again named to the All-Pac 12 First
Team.[7] Academically she earned Scholar All-America third team, CSC Academic All-
District and Pac-12 Honor Roll honors[8][9] She departed prior to her senior year, having
made a total of 49 appearances.

Club career

In summer 2023, Awujo appeared in the Women's Premier Soccer League for FC Premier
Women, scoring one goal and making three assists in four appearances.[10] She was
named the Coastal Division Offensive Player of the Year and to the Coastal Division Best
XI.[11]

In August 9, 2024, Awujo signed a thee-year contract with English Women's Super League
club Manchester United.[12]

International career

Youth

Awujo was eligible to represent the United States (where she was born), Nigeria (where
both her parents were born), and Canada (as her mother is a citizen).[13]

In 2019, she represented the United States under-17 at a UEFA Women's Development
Tournament in the Czech Republic.[14] She was recalled to an under-17 training camp in
2020.

In January 2022, she attended her first camp with the Canada under-20 team, later being
selected for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, where she won a bronze
medal,[15] and to the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup roster, where she played every
minute as Canada lost every match and were eliminated at the group stage.[16][17]

Senior

In August 2022, Awujo earned her first callup to the senior Canada national team for a pair
of friendly matches against Australia.[15] She made her debut on September 3, 2022,
coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[18] She was named the women's 2022
Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year.[19] In July 2023, she was named to the squad for
the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[20] She was an unused substitute for all three matches
as Canada were eliminated at the group stage. She scored her first senior international goal
on December 1, 2023, in a 5–0 victory in a friendly against Australia.[21] In February 2024,
she was named to the roster for the inaugural 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup.[22] She made
her senior tournament debut on February 25, 2024, as a halftime substitute in a 4–0 victory
over Paraguay. Canada were eliminated at the semifinal stage on penalties against the
United States.[23] In July 2024, she was called up to represent Canada at the 2024 Olympic
Games.[24] She made three appearances including two starts,[1] as Canada were
eliminated at the quarterfinals by Germany on penalties.[25]

Career statistics

International

As of match played August 3, 2024[1]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team Year Apps Goals

Canada 2022 3 0

2023 6 1

2024 11 0

Total 20 1

International goals

As of match played December 1, 2023

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each
Awujo goal.

List of international goals scored by Semi Awujo

No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition

1 December 1, 2023 8 Starlight Stadium, Langford, Canada Australia

4–0 5–0 Friendly

References

Simi Awujo at the Canadian Soccer Association

"Simi Awujo USC profile". USC Trojans.

Clark, Travis (August 18, 2021). "Final 2021 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". Top Drawer
Soccer.

"No. 21 USC Women's Soccer Team Heads to Tempe and Tucson". USC Trojans.
September 28, 2021.
Reno, Samuel (November 12, 2021). "USC dominates postseason Pac-12 awards". USC
Annenberg Media.

"USC's Simi Awujo, Simone Jackson Named to Academic All-District Team". USC Trojans.
November 16, 2022.

"Awujo, Duran Named to First Team, Flores Freshman of the Year as Nine Trojans Earn Pac-
12 Awards". USC Trojans. November 7, 2023.

"Simi Awujo Named to Scholar All-America Third Team". USC Trojans. December 21, 2023.

"Simi Awujo, Hannah Dickinson Named to CSC Academic All-District Team". USC Trojans.
November 21, 2023.

"Simi Awujo 2023 season". Instagram. WPSL. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

"Best of the WPSL - So Cal Conference". Women's Premier Soccer League. August 8, 2023.

"United Women sign Simi Awujo". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. August 9, 2024.

Okogene, Charles (August 19, 2022). "Canada U20 Played Nigerian- Born Simi Awujo". New
Dawn Nigeria.

"U.S. U-17 WNT Defeats Host Czech Republic 3-0 To Open UEFA Development
Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. May 21, 2019.

"Awujo, Larisey earn first Canada call ups". Canadian Soccer Association. September 2,
2022.

Gomes, Maya (September 2, 2022). "Trojans go global for U20 World Cup". Daily Trojan.

Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (August 29, 2022). "Roster Analysis: What to make of CanWNT
squad set to face Australia?". OneSoccer.

Rhodes, Benedict (September 3, 2022). "Match Analysis: Australia 0-1 CanWNT". Canadian
Premier League.

"Simi Awujo and Ismaël Koné named Canada Soccer Young Players of the Year". Canadian
Soccer Association. December 20, 2022.

"Canada Soccer unveils FIFA Women's World Cup squad for Australia & New Zealand 2023
- Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. July 9, 2023.

Rhodes, Benedict (2 December 2023). "Recap: Canada hammer Australia for 5-0 win at
Starlight Stadium". Canadian Premier League.
"Canada Soccer Unveils 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup Roster - Canada Soccer". Canada
Soccer. February 7, 2024.

"Naeher the hero as USA hold off Canada in rain-soaked W Gold Cup semi-final". The
Guardian. 7 March 2024.

"Canada Soccer and Canadian Olympic Committee unveil Women's National Team roster
for the Paris Olympic Games - Canada Soccer". Canada Soccer. July 1, 2024.

Garrick, Omar. "Canada eliminated from Paris Olympics after shootout defeat vs
Germany". The New York Times.

External links

Simi Awujo at Soccerway

Simi Awujo at the Canadian Soccer Association

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