Alaba Jonathan
.jpg) Jonathan at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alaba Jonathan | ||
| Date of birth | 1 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Calabar, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pelican Stars | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pelican Stars | |||
| Bayelsa Queens | |||
| International career | |||
| Nigeria U-20 | |||
| Nigeria | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alaba Jonathan (born 1st June 1992 Calabar, Nigeria) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Pelican Stars.
Career
Development
Alaba Jonathan began her career in the youth of the Navy Angels. After she failed to qualify for the senior team of the Navy Angels, she moved to the Pelican Stars in spring 2010 where she remains under contract.[1]
National team
Jonathan is a member of Nigeria's national team and has played at least once for the team.[2] Jonathan represented her home country as a third goalkeeper at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany.[3] Previously in 2010, she participated in the U-20 World Cup for the Nigeria U-20's.[4]
She was shortlisted by coach Thomas Dennerby to be among the 27 women's team that will feature in the 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup in Austria.[5][6]
International career
Alaba Jonathan was in goal as the Falconets reached the final of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Germany[7]. It was the first time an African team would play in the final of a major FIFA women’s tournament, a feat the Falconets repeated in 2014 in Canada. Alaba went on to feature for the Super Falcons and was in goal when the team won the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations in Cameroon in 2016.
Senior Level & Super Falcons:
Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Saturday emerged African champions with a hard-earned victory over Cameroon[8]. The Falcons’ 1-0 defeat of the Lionesses ensured that they retained the AWCON title they won two years ago. The match proved to be a particularly stern test for the Nigerian team. The Cameroonians created several chances; goalkeeper Jonathan Alaba was called to action on a number of occasions, as the Lionesses tried in vain to break the deadlock
Club career
Bayelsa Queens FC: Super 4 champion and Bayelsa Queens goalkeeper Alaba Jonathan says her performance during the competition was her response to questions whether she was ready for a bigger role as a national team player[9].
References
- ^ Unknown (2 August 2013). "Futball Galore Media: Pelican Stars upset form books to qualify at the expense of Delta Queens".
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup: Alaba JONATHAN – Profile". Archived from the original on 1 July 2011.
- ^ Nordwest-Zeitung (17 June 2011). "Der WM-Kader von Nigeria". www.nwzonline.de. Archived from the original on 1 June 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "U.S. U-20 WNT Ready To Take On Nigeria In Quarterfinals of 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "2019 Women's World Cup: Local octet in Nigeria provisional squad". BBC Sport. 13 May 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ Amos (25 May 2019). "Surprises as Nigeria name Women's World Cup squad". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "U‑20 Success (2010)".
- ^ "2016 Women's Africa Cup of Nations".
- ^ "Bayelsa Queen's FC".
External links
- Alaba Jonathan – FIFA competition record (archived)
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