Roosa Ariyo
{{short description|Nigerian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use Nigerian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Roosa Ariyo
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|6|13}}{{soccerway|195648|accessdate=19 June 2021}}
| birth_place = Kirkkonummi, Finland
| height = 1.73 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.ubknights.com/sports/wsoc/2019-20/bios/ariyo_roosa_08wd|title=Roosa Ariyo|website=Bridgeport|accessdate=19 June 2021}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Club YLA
| clubnumber = 20
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 =
| collegeyears1 = 2017–2018 | college1 = Monroe Tribunes | collegecaps1 = 31 | collegegoals1 = 79
| collegeyears2 = 2019 | college2 = Bridgeport Purple Knights | collegecaps2 = 18 | collegegoals2 = 3
| years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = Honka | caps1 = 44 | goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2015–2017 | clubs2 = Jitex | caps2 = 50 | goals2 = 27
| years3 = 2019–2021 | clubs3 = TiPS | caps3 = 25 | goals3 = 21
| years4 = 2021–2022 | clubs4 = UDG Tenerife | caps4 = 9 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022 | clubs5 = Real Betis | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2022–2023 | clubs6 = Club YLA | caps6 = 26 | goals6 = 9
| years7 = 2023– | clubs7 = KuPS | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 10
| nationalyears1 = 2012 | nationalteam1 = Finland U20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2021– | nationalteam2 = Nigeria | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 16 July 2023
| ntupdate = 16 June 2021.{{GSA player|id=roosa-ariyo/480966|accessdate=19 June 2021}}
}}
Roosa Funmilayo Ariyo (born 13 June 1994) is a Finnish-born Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for KuPS and the Nigeria women's national team.
Early life
Ariyo was raised in Helsinki and Espoo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcctribunes.com/sports/wsoc/2018-19/bios/ariyo_roosa_pqpj|title=Roosa Ariyo|website=Monroe Community College Athletics|accessdate=19 June 2021}} Her father is Yoruba from Kogi State, Nigeria, and her mother is Finnish.{{cite web|url=https://svenska.yle.fi/a/7-10005592|title=Från en mobbad och osäker tonåring till en sent blomstrande skyttedrottning – blir Roosa Ariyo Helmarits hemliga EM-vapen eller tackar hon ja till Nigerias Super Falcons?|language=Finnish|website=svenska.yle.fi}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/yorubablog/videos/roosa-ariyos-legwork-during-her-initiation-into-the-super-falcons/2470289166449226/ |title=Roosa Ariyo's legwork during her initiation into the Super falcons |date=16 June 2021 |website=Facebook |publisher=Yoruba Blog |access-date=26 June 2025 |quote=Born to a Yoruba father from Kogi State and a Finnish mother}} She holds both Finnish and Nigerian citizenship.{{Cite web |url=https://www.is.fi/jalkapallo/art-2000008102995.html |title=Roosa Ariyolle, 27, avautui jännittävä huippupesti Espanjasta – pian edessä voi olla vaikea valinta: "Ihanaa, ettei nyt tarvitse miettiä, mistä saan toimeentulon" |trans-title=An exciting top position opened up for Roosa Ariyo, 27, in Spain – soon she may face a difficult choice: "It's wonderful that I don't have to worry about how I'll make a living right now" |last=Huura |first=Netta |date=16 July 2021 |website=Ilta-Sanomat |language=fi |access-date=26 June 2025}}
College career
Ariyo has attended the Monroe Community College and the University of Bridgeport in the United States.
Club career
=Honka=
Ariyo made her league debut against United Pietarsaari on 9 July 2011.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/07/09/finland/naistenliiga/football-club-honka/fc-united-pietarsaari/1087977/|title=Honka vs United Pietarsaari - 9 July 2011|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goal against Åland United on 14 August 2013, scoring in the 88th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/08/14/finland/naistenliiga/football-club-honka/aland-united/1441272/|title=Honka vs Åland United - 14 August 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}}
=Jitex=
Ariyo made her league debut against QBIK on 12 April 2015.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/04/12/sweden/division-1-women/jitex-bollklubb/qbik-karlstad/1992657/|title=Jitex vs QBIK - 12 April 2015|website=int.soccerway.com}}
=TiPS=
Ariyo made her league debut against Åland United on 23 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/23/finland/naistenliiga/tikkurilan-palloseura/aland-united/2983590/|title=TiPS vs Åland United - 23 March 2019|website=int.soccerway.com}} She scored her first league goals against IK Myran on 20 April 2019, scoring in the 18th and 34th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/04/20/finland/naistenliiga/idrottsklubben-myran/tikkurilan-palloseura/2983603/|title=Myran vs TiPS - 20 April 2019|website=int.soccerway.com}}
=UDG Tenerife=
On 30 June 2021, Ariyo was announced at UDG Tenerife.{{cite web|url=https://udtenerife.com/roosa-ariyo-potencia-y-gol-para-la-delantera-de-la-udg-tenerife-egatesa/|title=Roosa Ariyo, potencia y gol para la delantera de la UDG Tenerife Egatesa|language=Spanish|website=udtenerife.com}} She made her league debut against Barcelona on 4 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/04/spain/superliga/fc-barcelona/granadilla-tenerife-sur/3576438/|title=Barcelona vs UD Tenerife - 4 September 2021|website=int.soccerway.com}}
=Real Betis=
=Club YLA=
=KuPS=
On 4 August 2023, Ariyo was announced at KuPS.{{cite web|url=https://kups.fi/kupsille-kova-vahvistus-tervetuloa-roosa-ariyo/|title=KuPSille kova vahvistus – tervetuloa Roosa Ariyo|language=Finnish|website=kups.fi|date=4 August 2023 }} She made her league debut against HJK on 8 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/08/finland/naistenliiga/helsingin-jalkapalloklubi/kups/4031630/|title=KuPS vs HJK - 8 August 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}} Ariyo scored her first league goal against Åland United on 12 August 2023, scoring in the 62nd minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/12/finland/naistenliiga/kups/aland-united/4031633/|title=KuPS vs Åland United - 12 August 2023|website=int.soccerway.com}} She won the August 2023 Best Player award in September 2023.{{cite web|url=https://kups.fi/roosa-ariyo-on-liigan-kuukauden-pelaaja|title=Roosa Ariyo on liigan kuukauden pelaaja|language=Finnish|website=kups.fi|date=22 September 2023 }} Ariyo scored against Celtic on 4 September 2024 in the UEFA Women's Champions League, scoring in the 18th minute.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cvg3013qr22t?page=2|title=KuPS vs Celtic: Women's Champions League - 4 September 2024|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
International career
Ariyo made her senior debut for Nigeria on 10 June 2021 in a 0–1 friendly loss to Jamaica.{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-10/jamaica-vs-nigeria/2375811/|title=Match Report of Jamaica vs Nigeria - 2021-06-10 - FIFA Friendlies - Women|website=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=19 June 2021}}
References
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External links
- {{Cite web|url=https://www.eccsports.org/sports/wsoc/2019-20/players/roosaariyowyry|title=Roosa Ariyo {{!}} #29 {{!}} F {{!}} Bridgeport|website=ECC}}
- {{Instagram|roosaariyo}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ariyo, Roosa}}
Category:Nigerian women's footballers
Category:21st-century Nigerian sportswomen
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Monroe Community College alumni
Category:Bridgeport Purple Knights women's soccer players
Category:College women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Real Betis Féminas players
Category:Nigeria women's international footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate women's footballers
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Category:Expatriate women's footballers in Spain
Category:Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
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Category:Nigerian people of Finnish descent
Category:Footballers from Helsinki
Category:Footballers from Espoo
Category:Finnish women's footballers
Category:FC Honka (women) players
Category:Kansallinen Liiga players
Category:Finland women's youth international footballers
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Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
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Category:Finnish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Finnish people of Nigerian descent
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