Halimatu Ayinde
Halimatu Ayinde
Halimatu Ibrahim Ayinde is a Nigerian midfielder who plays for BK Häcken in Sweden’s Damallsvenskan and the Nigeria women’s national team.
Halimatu in numbers
155
Appearances
14
Goals
5
Trophies
Halimatu Ayinde
BK Häcken
She described her childhood home as “six boys and two girls,” and said her brothers initially believed football “was meant for boys and not girls.”
Halimatu Ayinde
BK Häcken
Growing up, she played street football mostly with boys and says she sometimes had to hide it from her brothers.
Halimatu Ayinde
BK Häcken
Her go-to way to unwind, in her own words, is simple: relax, eat, drink water, play music, and stop thinking about problems.
Halimatu Ayinde
BK Häcken
She's been doing community outreach to push girls’ grassroots football in Northern Nigeria.
Halimatu Ayinde
BK Häcken
She had to battle two ACL injuries in a 24-month span, calling the second surgery “heartbreaking.”
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