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Chinonyerem Macleans
Nigerian footballer (born 1999) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chinonyerem Macleans (born 1 October 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Al-Shabab of the Saudi Women's Premier League (SWPL) and the Nigeria national team.
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Club career
In the summer of 2020, she departed Bayelsa Queens to join the 11-time champions, Bobruichanka Bobruisk, in the Belarusian league.[1]
On 30 November 2020, Stomilanki Olsztyn announced the signing of Macleans.[2] In August 2021, she moved to fellow Polish side Górnik Łęczna.[3]
After one season in the Polish top-flight, she departed Górnik to join clubs in more competitive leagues.[4]
Lokomotiv Moscow, 2022–2024
In the summer of 2022, she joined Russian Women's Football Championship defending champions Lokomotiv Moscow. In the first four rounds of the championship, she made a significant impact, scoring five goals, and was voted the Best Player of the Month for March by the fans.[5][6] In the following match, she was named Player of the Match, continuing her impressive form.[7]
In August 2024, she has ended her two-year stint with the Russian club.[8]
Al-Shabab, 2024–present
On 1 October 2024, Saudi Women's Premier League side Al-Shabab announced the signing of the forward.[9][10]
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International career
In June 2022, MacLeans received her first call-up to the Nigeria women's national football team for the 2022 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.[11] On 7 July 2022, she made her debut for the team, coming on as a substitute for Ifeoma Onumonu in the 83rd minute.[12][13]
On 3 July 2024, Macleans was included on the roster for Nigeria at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
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