Cynthia Aku

Cynthia Aku
Personal information
Full name	Cynthia Onyedikachi Aku
Date of birth	31 December 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Ataşehir Belediyespor
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Rivers Angels
2022	Kireçburnu Spor
2022–	Ataşehir Belediyespor
International career
	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2023

Cynthia Onyedikachi Aku (born 31 December 1999) is a Nigerian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.^[1] She represented Nigeria at youth level, before making her debut for the senior team.^[2]

Club career

In the beginning of 2022, she moved to Turkey, and joined the Istanbul-based club Kireçburnu Spor to play in the 2021-22 Turkish Women's Football Super League. On 14 October 2022, she transferred to Ataşehir Belediyespor for the 2022-23 Women's Super League season.^[1]

At the 2019 WAFU Zone B Women's Cup, Aku was named player of the match in Nigeria's 15–0 victory against Niger.^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Oyuncular - Futbolcular: Cynthia Onyedikachi Aku" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
^ Ogala Emmanuel (22 February 2014). "Women U-21 World Cup: Coach Nkiyu names 25 for Nigeria". Premium Times. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Cynthia Aku". EuroSport. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Super Falcons thrash Niger 15-0 to reach semifinals of 2019 WAFU Women's Cup". Pulse. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
^ "Tochukwu Oluehi not included in Nigeria's WAFU Women's Cup squad". Goal.com. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

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