Asisat Lamina Oshoala OON (born 9 October 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who holds the record for the most African Women’s Footballer of the Year awards (six) and is the only African player, male or female, to have won the UEFA Women’s Champions League three times. She currently plays as a striker for Saudi Women’s Premier League club Al Hilal and remains a senior member of the Nigeria Super Falcons. Industry estimates place Oshoala’s 2026 net worth in the $4 million to $7 million range.
Having overcome early family resistance to her career, Oshoala rose through the English, Chinese and Spanish leagues to the top of the women’s game. Her Champions League success was a landmark for African women’s football. She combined physical power with a clinical finishing instinct.
She has become a leading advocate for girls in football, using her foundation and profile to widen the path she once had to fight for. She remains a trailblazer for the women’s game across the continent. This profile looks at her rise, her career and her influence.
The essentials
Full name
Asisat Lamina Oshoala
Date of birth
9 October 1994
Age (2026)
31 (turned 31 on 9 October 2025)
Birthplace
Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria
Position
Striker
Current club (2026)
Al Hilal (Saudi Women’s Premier League)
National team
Nigeria (Super Falcons)
Nickname
“Àgba Baller” (Legendary Footballer in Yoruba)
African Women’s Player of the Year
6 times (record)
National honour
OON (Member of the Order of the Niger), 2014
Net worth (2026 estimate)
~$4m to $7m (industry estimate, not verified)
Background and early life
Oshoala grew up in Ikorodu, Lagos, in a Muslim family that initially opposed her pursuit of football. She had to navigate her early career largely outside the sanction of her parents, an experience she has spoken about openly in subsequent interviews. She came through the FC Robo Queens and Rivers Angels system in Nigeria before moving to Liverpool Ladies in January 2015.
Club career
Oshoala’s European career covered Liverpool, Arsenal (with whom she won the 2015 FA Women’s Cup), Chinese side Dalian Quanjian (two league championships, one cup), and Barcelona, where she spent six seasons across two spells. With Barça she won La Liga, the Copa de la Reina, the Supercopa de España Femenina (2019-20), and the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2021, 2023, and 2024. She is the first African player, male or female, to score in a UEFA Women’s Champions League final (2019) and the first African woman to win the trophy (2021).
In 2021-22 she won the Pichichi Trophy as La Liga F’s top scorer, the first African woman to do so. In August 2022 she became the first African woman ever nominated for the Ballon d’Or Féminin. She joined Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in 2024, becoming one of the most senior signings in the rapidly expanding Saudi Women’s Premier League. The full club record is on the entry for Asisat Oshoala.
International career
Oshoala has represented Nigeria at multiple FIFA Women’s World Cups (2015, 2019, 2023) and Africa Women’s Cup of Nations tournaments. She was the top scorer and best player at the 2014 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup and helped the Super Falcons win the 2014 African Women’s Championship, where she was also named best player. She was made a Member of the Order of the Niger (OON) by President Goodluck Jonathan in September 2014.
FC Barcelona record
Oshoala’s six season run at FC Barcelona Femení was the most decorated chapter of any African woman in club football to date. She joined on loan in January 2019 from Dalian Quanjian, and was made a permanent signing the following summer. Across her time in Catalonia she lifted the Primera División three times, the Copa de la Reina twice, the Supercopa de España Femenina three times, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League in 2021 (against Chelsea), 2023 (against Wolfsburg), and 2024 (against Lyon). She scored Barça’s first goal of the 2019 Champions League final (a 4-1 defeat to Lyon), becoming the first African player to score in a UEFA Women’s Champions League final.
The Asisat Oshoala Foundation
Founded in 2017, the Asisat Oshoala Foundation runs an annual youth tournament in Lagos, a scholarship programme for girls in education, and the FC Robo Asisat Oshoala Academy, set up to formalise the pathway she took from Ikorodu street football to professional football. The academy partners with the Lagos State Sports Commission and several national federation programmes. The foundation has been one of the few sustained athlete led infrastructure projects for women’s football on the continent, and is the most likely structural legacy of her playing career.
Net worth and income
Industry estimates place Oshoala’s net worth in the $4 million to $7 million range as of 2026, anchored by her Al Hilal contract (one of the highest paying in women’s football globally), Pepsi and Adidas endorsement deals, the Asisat Oshoala Foundation programmes, and her ownership stake in the FC Robo Asisat Oshoala Academy. As with all such figures, these are estimates from public reporting on contracts and endorsements, not verified personal accounts, and not financial advice.
Why Asisat Oshoala matters
Asisat Oshoala is the most decorated African women’s footballer in history, and her Champions League triumph with Barcelona placed her among the global elite. Having overcome early family resistance to her career, she has become a leading advocate for girls in football, widening the path she once had to fight for.
Common questions
How many African Women’s Footballer of the Year awards has Oshoala won? Six, a record.
Did Asisat Oshoala win the UEFA Women’s Champions League? Yes, three times with FC Barcelona (2021, 2023, 2024).
Which club does Oshoala play for in 2026? Al Hilal of the Saudi Women’s Premier League.
What does “Àgba Baller” mean? “Legendary Footballer” in Yoruba, Oshoala’s longstanding nickname.
Conclusion
Asisat Oshoala is the most decorated African women’s footballer in history. Her career took her through the English, Chinese and Spanish leagues at the highest level. That trajectory placed her among the global elite of the women’s game.
Her Champions League triumph with Barcelona was a landmark for African women’s football. She combined physical power with a clinical finishing instinct. Those qualities kept her at the top of the sport for over a decade.
Having overcome early family resistance to her career, she has become a leading advocate for girls in football. She uses her foundation and profile to widen the path she once had to fight for. She remains a trailblazer for the women’s game across the continent.
Sources and further reading
FC Barcelona, official club records
CAF Online, African Women’s Footballer of the Year
Max Adeyemi is a Lagos-based writer covering Nigerian and African entertainment, sport, business, and culture. He has spent over a decade tracking the careers, controversies, and quiet achievements of the people who move the culture. He writes all profiles on Nolly.
