Nigeria’s Michelle Alozie became a social media sensation after her photos were all over Twitter amid the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
She may not necessarily agree, but the footballer has been ‘entering the eyes’ of Nigerian guys, especially on Twitter, since the beginning of the tournament.
Alozie on Monday, August 7, lost the golden chance of putting Nigeria in the tournament after missing a deciding penalty. England later beat the Super Falcons 4-2 to book a place in the final eight.
In this article, TRIBUNE ONLINE shines a spotlight on the Super Falcons player.
Place of birth
She was born in Apple Valley, California, United States, to Nigerian parents from Imo on April 28, 1997.
She is 26 years old.
Education
Alozie attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where she bagged a Bachelors Degree in Molecular Biology.
As an undergraduate, she played football for the Yale Bulldogs. She suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament that ended her senior season and transferred as a graduate to the University of Tennessee to continue playing for the Tennessee Volunteers.
Football Career
In January 2020, Alozie signed a contract with BIIK Kazygurt, the defending champions of the Kazakhstani women’s football championship. She trained and played for the team for three months before the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports ended the season, and she returned to California
The 26-year-old made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 as a 65th-minute substitution in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.
Alozie was named by national team manager Randy Waldrum, who had previously managed the Dash. Alozie, still a trialist with the Dash, had asked the team’s then-manager James Clarkson to invite Waldrum to Dash practice on 8 June 2021, at which Waldrum named Alozie and Esther Okoronkwo to the roster against Jamaica two days later. Waldrum played Alozie at full-back out of necessity.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She made her FIFA Women’s World Cup debut on 21 July 2023 in a goalless draw against Canada.
Medical Career
She works part-time as a cancer research technician at the Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas.
Marital Status
No official record yet on her marital status.
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