Rinsola Babajide

Rinsola Babajide
Babajide with Liverpool in 2020
Personal information
Full name Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide[1]
Date of birth (1998-06-17) 17 June 1998
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015[3] Crystal Palace 9 (2)
2015–2016 Millwall Lionesses 31 (7)
2017–2018 Watford 15 (3)
2018–2022 Liverpool 45 (10)
2021–2022 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) 3 (0)
2022–2023 Real Betis 38 (9)
2023–2025 UDG Tenerife 41 (7)
2025– Roma 11 (2)
International career‡
2016–2017 England U19 9 (0)
2017–2018 England U20 6 (0)
2019 England U21 8 (2)
2023– Nigeria 21 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 August 2026

Omorinsola Omowunmi Ajike Babajide OON (Yoruba: [ɔ.mɔ.ɾĩ.sɔ.lá ɔ.mɔ.wũ.mi à.d͡ʒí.kɛ bà.bà.d͡ʒí.dɛ];[4] born 17 June 1998), known as Rinsola Babajide, is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A Femminile club Roma. Born in England, she represented her country of birth as a youth international up to under-21 level, before switching allegiance to Nigeria and making her senior debut in October 2023.[5]

She previously played for Liverpool, Millwall Lionesses, Watford and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Club career

Crystal Palace

Rinsola Babajide began her career at Crystal Palace and played for the club during the 2014–15 season.[3] She made nine appearances and scored twice and made a further two appearances for the reserve team.

She made her senior debut for the club during the opening game of the season, a 2–0 win against Denham United on 24 August 2014.[6] She scored her first goal for Crystal Palace during a 3–3 draw against Cambridge United on 5 October 2014.[7]

Millwall Lionesses

She joined Millwall Lionesses from Crystal Palace in January 2015,[8] but made her professional debut on March 18 against the London Bees in a FA WSL match which ended in a draw.[9]

Watford

In February 2017, Babajide completed a transfer to Watford Ladies.[10] She scored her first competitive goal for the club in a 3–2 loss to London Bees in a FA WSL Spring Series fixture.[11] Babajide finished as Watford's joint top scorer in the 2017 Spring Series, with three goals.[12]

Liverpool

Her transfer to Liverpool was announced on 25 January 2018.[13] Babajide was part of the squad that saw Liverpool relegated to the Championship in 2020.[14]

Babajide was Liverpool's second highest goal scorer in the 2018/19 WSL season with two campaign goals.

Babajide was then Liverpool's joint-second WSL goal scorer in the 2019/20 season with one single league goal. She didn't feature for Liverpool in the second half of the 2020/21 Championship season after refusing to train[15] with the first team squad and was then subsequently moved down into the age group development squad away from the first team.[16]

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 26 July 2021, Brighton & Hove Albion Women Football Club announced the signing of Rinsola on a season-long loan deal from Liverpool Women.[3]

Real Betis (loan) and UDG Tenerife

On 3 July 2023, after an 18-month spell with Real Betis, Babajide joined fellow Liga F side UDG Tenerife on a two-year deal.[17]

AS Roma

On 14 July 2025, Babajide was announced at Roma on a two year contract.[18]

International career

England

In August 2018, Babajide was part of the England U20s squad that claimed bronze at the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[19] In September 2020 she was included in a training camp for the England senior team.[20][21]

Nigeria

Due to her Nigerian parents, Babajide was also eligible to represent Nigeria.[22] She received her first call up in October 2023 and made her debut on 25 October 2023, starting in a 1–1 draw with Ethiopia during 2024 Olympic qualifying.[23]

On 6 July 2025, she scored and assisted once in Nigeria v. Tunisia in the 2024 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations, contributing to their 3-0 victory.[24]

At the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), Babajide was handed her first start of the tournament in Nigeria's final Group C fixture against Egypt on 5 August 2026.[25] She produced a Player of the Match performance, providing two assists—setting up Gift Monday in the 44th minute and Uchenna Kanu in the 57th minute—to help the Super Falcons win 6–2 and qualify for the quarter-finals.[26][27]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 May 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League League Cup[a] FA Cup[b] Continental[c] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall Lionesses 2015 FA WSL 2 1735210—235
2016 1441020—174
Total 317623000409
Watford 2017 FA WSL 2 93—00—93
2017–18 604000—100
Total 153400000193
Liverpool 2017–18 FA WSL 400000—40
2018–19 1741100—185
Total 214110000225
Career total 671411330008117
  1. ↑ Includes the FA WSL Cup
  2. ↑ Includes the FA Women's Cup
  3. ↑ Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

Honours

England U20s

Roma

Nigeria

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "List of Players – England" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rinsola Babajide on IWD and fighting racism". Olympics.
  3. 1 2 3 "Babajide joins Albion on loan". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPeVU7CDHwS/?igsh=YzhwbWZvam1razFr
  5. ↑ "Nigeria call up former England starlet Rinsola Babajide for 2024 Olympics qualifiers". espn.co.uk. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Aug 24, Denham United Ladies 0–2 Crystal Palace Ladies". Full Time The FA.
  7. ↑ "10 Oct, Cambridge United Ladies 3–3 Crystal Palace Ladies". Full Time The FA. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
  8. ↑ Aloia, Andrew; Garry, Tom (18 March 2015). "Women's Super League Two 2015 club-by-club season preview". BBC. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  9. ↑ Christopher-Browne, Philippa (20 March 2015). "BABAJIDE: IT WAS A GOOD FIRST GAME". millwall.fawsl.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  10. ↑ Matthews, Anthony (10 February 2017). "Watford Ladies announce signing of six players ahead of Spring Series opener at Aston Villa". Watford Observer. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  11. ↑ Kingsley, Igho (27 February 2017). "Babajide Scores First Competitive Goal For Watford Before Linking Up With England Squad". allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  12. ↑ "Ladies sign England U20 international Babajide". a Liverpool Football Club. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "Rinsola Babajide: Liverpool Ladies sign England U20 striker from Watford Ladies". BBC Sport. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "Liverpool's relegated women underfunded and in disarray". The Guardian. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  15. ↑ "Babajide requests to leave Liverpool". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ↑ "I understand Liverpool forward Rinsola Babajide is now training with the U21s". Twitter. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Rinsola Babajide apuntala el ataque de la UDG Tenerife" (in Spanish). UD Granadilla Tenerife. 3 July 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
  18. ↑ "Omorinsola Babajide signs for Roma". A.S. Roma. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  19. ↑ "ENGLAND WIN BRONZE MEDAL AT FIFA U20 WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". The FA. 24 August 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  20. ↑ FULL MATCH | England vs England | Lionesses Training Match. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  21. ↑ Veevers, Nicholas (9 September 2020). "With eight new faces in the England squad, find out a bit more about each of them". The Football Association.
  22. ↑ "Photo confirmation : Liverpool's Nigeria-eligible winger joins Real Betis Feminas".
  23. ↑ "Ajibade scores stunner to rescue 1-1 draw for Super Falcons against Ethiopia". Vanguard. Lagos, Nigeria. 25 October 2023.
  24. ↑ "Nigeria vs Tunisia: Ihezuo, Babajide and Asisat Oshoala lead Super Falcons to victory for Wafcon 2024". BBC News Pidgin. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  25. ↑ Imhonlamhen (6 August 2026). "What Super Falcons' best player vs Egypt said after 8-goal WAFCON thriller". Soccernet.ng. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "WAFCON 2026: Super Falcons rout Egypt to reach quarter-finals". Daily Post Nigeria. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "WAFCON 2026: Six key takeaways as Super Falcons crush Egypt to reach quarter-finals". Premium Times. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  28. ↑ "Nigeria produce stunning comeback to beat Morocco and win 10th WAFCON title". CAF. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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