Josephine Mathias

Josephine Mathias

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Kaduna, Nigeria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nasarawa Amazons
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Nasarawa Amazons
2018	Trabzon İdmanocağı	6	(0)
	Rivers Angels
	Nasarawa Amazons
International career
	Nigeria
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josephine Mathias (born 16 December 1999) is a Nigerian women's football midfielder, who played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Trabzon İdmanocağı with jersey number 16.[1]

Mathias played in her country for Nasarawa Amazons.[2][3] By March 2018, she moved to Turkey and joined Trabzon İdmanocağı to play in the 2017-18 Turkish Women's First Football League. She capped six times in total, and left the team after they were relegated to the Women's Second League.[1] Returned to Nigeria, she signed first with Rivers Angels,[4] and transferred then to her former club to Nasarawa Amazons.

She was a member of the Nigeria women's national football team at the 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament matches between August and October 2019.[5]

References

1. "Oyuncular - Futbolcular: Josephine Mathias" (in Turkish). Türkye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
2. "Nasarawa Amazons Survive Confluence Queens' Scare in Lafia". KOGİ Reports. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
3. "Nigeria Women Premier League Super Six: Defending champions Rivers Angels off to a winning start". Futball Galore. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
4. Ahmadu, Samuel (27 June 2019). "Nigeria U20 women's coach Danjuma invites 25 players for 2019 All African Games". Goal. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
5. "National Team Tokyo 2020: Super Falcons to Regroup For Cote d'Ivoire". Busy Buddies. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.