Faith Michael

Faith Michael
	Michael in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	28 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Piteå IF
Number	14
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	Novia Queens FC
2001–2004	Bayelsa Queens FC
2004–2005	Klepp IL
2004–2006	QBIK
2007	Eskilstuna United DFF
2009–2010	Linköpings FC
2011–	Piteå IF
International career
2004–	Nigeria
Medal record
Representing Nigeria
Women's football
Africa Women Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2018

Faith Michael (née Ikidi; born 28 February 1987) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club Piteå IF and the Nigeria women's national team.

Early life

In 2006, Ikidi was one of three Nigerian players to be the first set of Africans to play in the Swedish Championship while playing for QBIK.^[1]

In December 2015, Ikidi signed a two-year extension with Piteå.^[2]^[3]

Ikiri has represented Nigeria on the senior national team since 2004.^[4] In November 2006, she helped the team win its fifth African Women's Championship after defeating Ghana 1–0 in the final.^[5]

Nigeria

Team
with Linköping FC

Individual

Team
with Piteå

Ikidi married husband Nick Michael on 12 December 2015.^[7]

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^ Okeleji, Oluwashina (11 November 2006). "Nigeria clinch fifth AWC title". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ "Faith Ikidi delighted to win defender of the year award in Sweden". News24. 10 December 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
^ Okonkwo, Oge (16 December 2015). "Super Falcons defender weds fiancé". Puse. Archived from the original on 14 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.

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