Sheffield United have signed 20-year-old Super Falcons hopeful, Juliet Adebowale-Arimoro, from London Bees as reported by the club's social media page on Monday, 21 August.
Adebowale-Arimoro signs! ✍️
We're delighted to confirm the signing of exciting young forward Juliet Adebowale-Arimoro!#SUFC 🔴
— Sheffield United Women (@sufc_women) August 21, 2023
Adebowale-Arimoro joined the Bees at the start of last season after several years in the Brighton & Hove Albion academy.
The Super Falcons star in the making had gained Championship experience during a dual registration spell at Watford last year, and with this leap in her career, the sky will become her only limitation with the Blades.
The acquisition of the talented forward will add extra bite to the Blades attack in the coming campaign. She impressed during pre-season, scoring in the team’s friendly against Blackburn Rovers in July and against Liverpool Feds.
Already capped at the U-20 level for Nigeria, the young forward is delighted to be joining the club as the new season is on the horizon.
“I’m really happy. This is a great club to be at and I think it will improve my career. It’s different, a different city for me but it’s been good. Training has been good, I’ve gained a lot of experience in the pre-season games and the girls have been really good. It feels like home, it’s been nice.”
“I'm really happy, this is a great club to be at. Training has been good and I've gained a lot of experience.” 💪
Juliet Adebowale-Arimoro speaks after joining the Blades! pic.twitter.com/wIOBKKvjQD
— Sheffield United Women (@sufc_women) August 21, 2023
Sheffield United coach Jonathan Morgan also spoke about the Nigerian forward stating she is someone who can improve their options in front of goal.
“I spoke to Juliet just before pre-season and she wanted a chance to show what she has. She was willing to come all the way up and we provided her with a trial. She’s quick, she’s scored goals in pre-season which is fantastic for us and she is definitely someone who can add to our strike power for the new season.”
Nigeria Super Falcons players in English Women's Football
We have just a few Super Falcons players playing in the English women's football league.
Ashleigh Megan Plumptre
Ashleigh Plumptre is a Super Falcons defender who played in the first division of English Women's League for Leicester City. She represented England at different youth levels before switching allegiance to Nigeria. She made her debut for the Nigeria women's team in February 2022, and represented the country in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
At the time of writing, Plumptre's contract with Leicester City has ended in July, which means she's currently without a club.
Adekite Fatuga — Dada
Adekite played for Watford in England and was the longest-serving player in the club. She made 113 appearances for the Golden Girls and contributed sixteen goals and consistently led the assists charts.
She was invited to the Super Falcons squad in 2021.
Ashanti Akpan
Ashanti Akpan plays as a midfielder for Chelsea. She was born in Poland, and has represented England internationally in underage competitions.
Akpan is a Super Falcons hopeful who is expected to make a switch to represent Nigeria in the near future.
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