Charity Reuben

Nigerian footballer (soccer player)

Charity ReubenPersonal information

Full name|  Charity Chetachukwu Reuben[1]
Date of birth|  (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 (age 23)
Height|  1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Striker
Team information

Current team

|  Bayelsa Queens
Youth career
|  Rivers Angels
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2016–2018|  Ibom Angels|  |  (8)
2018–2019|  Bayelsa Queens|  |
2019|  BIIK Kazygurt|  |  (5)
2019–|  Bayelsa Queens|  13|  (7)
International career
2016|  Nigeria U20|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charity Chetachukwu Reuben (born December 25, 2000) is a Nigerian footballer,[2] who plays for Bayelsa Queens. She previously represented Ibom Angels in the Nigeria Women Premier League, and Nigeria women's national under-20 football team.[3] For the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League, she scored eight goals, the most by any player in the league.[4]

## Career

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After joining from Rivers Angels in 2015, Reuben scored six goals during the 2016 Nigeria Women Premier League.[5] Charity featured for Nigeria at the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[6][7] In February 2018, she was nominated by the Nigeria Football Federation for the 2017 Women Player of the Year.[8][9] In May 2018, she was nominated as the best player in the 2017 Nigeria Women Premier League at Nigeria Pitch Awards, but the award was eventually given to Rasheedat Ajibade.[10] Reuben has played for Bayelsa Queens football club since 2019.

## References

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1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Papua New Guinea 2016 List of Players Nigeria" (PDF). FIFA. 21 November 2016. p. 11\. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
2. ^ "Reuben livid goals counted for nothing". SuperSport official website. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
3. ^ "Reuben predicts win v Abia Angels". SuperSport. April 25, 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
4. ^ "Charity Reuben is top scorer in the on-going NWFL". Archived from most valuable player women aiteo cup 2017 the original on 2018-06-24. Retrieved 2018-03-03. `{{cite web}}`: Check `|url=` value (help)
5. ^ "Charity Reuben eager for new NWFL". Retrieved 2018-03-03.
6. ^ "Nigeria out of U-20 World Cup but we are still proud of them". Pulse. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
7. ^ "Ihezuo, Yakubu make U20 Women's World Cup squad". Goal. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
8. ^ "Moses, Ndidi, Okpotu, Oshoala nominated for NFF awards - naijafootballplus". naijafootballplus. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
9. ^ "2018 NFF Awards: Women's Player of the Year Nominees". Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
10. ^ Abayomi, Tosin (May 11, 2018). "Mikel, Moses lead nominations for fifth edition". Pulse. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

## External links

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* Charity Reuben – FIFA competition record (archived)
* Charity Reuben at Soccerway

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals