*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 12, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 4, 2024
Simisola Feyishayo Awujo (born September 23, 2003) is a soccer player. Born in the United States, she represents Canada at international level.
Early life
Awujo began playing youth soccer at age 7 with AFC Lightning.[1] Afterwards, she played youth soccer with NASA Tophat and Southern Soccer Academy.[2][3]
College career
In 2021, she began attending the University of Southern California, where she played for the women's soccer team.[2] She scored her first goal on September 5, 2021, against the Western Michigan Broncos.[4] After her first season, she was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team.[5] As a sophomore, she was named an All-Pac 12 First Team All-Star and to the Academic All-District Team.[6] After her junior season in 2023, she was named to the All-Pac 12 First Team, the All-Pacific Region Second Team, Scholar All-America Third Team, and the Academic All-District Team.[7][8][9][10]
Awujo was eligible to represent the United States (where she was born), Nigeria (where her parents were born), and Canada (as her mother is a citizen).[12]
In 2019, she represented the United States U17 at a UEFA Women's Development Tournament in the Czech Republic.[13]
In August 2022, she earned her first callup to the Canadian national team for a pair of friendly matches against Australia.[14] She made her debut on September 3, 2022, coming on as a substitute.[17] She was named the women's 2022 Canada Soccer Young Player of the Year.[18] She scored her first senior international goal on December 1, 2023, in a 5–0 victory in a friendly against Australia.[19]