Funmi Fadoju

Funmi Fadoju (born 15 August 2002) is an English netball player, who has represented the national team since 2022. At club level, Fadoju plays for London Pulse in the Netball Superleague.

Funmi Fadoju
Personal information
Born (2002-08-15) 15 August 2002
Dagenham, London, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
School Eastbury Community School
Netball career
Playing position(s): Goal defence, Goalkeeper
Years Club team(s) Apps
2020–present London Pulse 39
(Correct as of 18:35, 12 January 2023 (UTC))
Years National team(s) Caps
c. 2019 England U21
2022– England 9
(Correct as of 09:57, 16 January 2023 (UTC))

Early life

Fadoju is from Dagenham, London.[1] She attended Eastbury Community School, and won a schools cross-country competition in 2017.[2]

Club career

Fadoju is 1.76 metres (5.8 ft) tall, which is comparatively short for a defender.[3][4] She made her Netball Superleague debut for London Pulse in March 2020; she came on in the third quarter of Pulse's opening match of the season.[5] She won the Netball Superleague Young Player of the Season award in both 2021 and 2022 seasons.[6]

International career

Fadoju represented England under-21s at the 2019 Netball Europe Under-21 Championships.[7] She was aged 16 at the time.[8]

Fadoju received her first senior callup for the 2021 Vitality Roses Reunited Series,[8] and made her debut for the senior team in their 2022 series against Uganda.[3] She was not selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[3] She played for England in their tour of Australia.[4][6] In the final game of the series, she was the player of the match with 17 deflections.[4] In December 2022, Netball Scoop named Fadoju joint sixth in their list of world's best players.[4][3]

References
  1. "Funmi Fadoju is only 5ft 9in but has laser-sharp eyes and is netball's next big thing". The Times. 11 December 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  2. "School Sport: Eastbury claim cross-country honours". Barking & Dagenham Post. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  3. "England netball: Funmi Fadoju on rise as Roses prepare to take on Jamaica". BBC Sport. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. "Netball Scoop World's Best Netballer 2022". Netball Scoop. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  5. "Eboni Usoro-Brown hails London Pulse's Funmi Fadoju as teenager shines". Sky Sports. 3 March 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. "Donnell's dream moment; Roses' rising star 'makes herself known': Talking Points". Fox Sports. 27 October 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. "England squad selected for Netball Europe U21 Championships". News of the South. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  8. "Funmi Fadoju". England Netball. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
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