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Ifeoma Dieke (FA)

Defender

Team: Boston Breakers

Height: 5'5''
Birth Date: 2/25/1981
Hometown: Glasgow, Scotland
Previous Team: Chicago Red Stars
How Acquired:
Signed as a free agent on 6/30/2010

2010:

Started 12 of 13 games she appeared in for Boston
Scored first WPS goal July 25 in 3-1 win over the Chicago Red Stars
Signed by Boston as a free agent on June 30
Started 5 games for the Chicago Red Stars prior to coming to Boston

2009:

Started 13 of 14 games she played for the Chicago Red Stars, logging 1,135 minutes
Selected in the fourth round of the WPS General Draft (23rd overall)
Was the first Scotland native to play during WPS's inaugural season

International:

Member of the Scotland Women's National Team
Earned her 50th international cap on May 12, 2009, and was honored before Scotland's 3-1 victory over Northern Ireland
Made debut in January 2004 against Greece
Played in seven qualifying matches for 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup

Club:

Played in Sweden's Damallsvenskan for Kristianstad DFF in 2008 and Qbik in 2007
Member of the Women's United Soccer Association's Atlanta Beat in 2003

College:

Played for Florida International University from 1999-2003
Scored four goals and recorded six assists as a defender in four seasons at Florida International University
Voted All-Sun Belt Conference First Team and named to the SBC All-Tournament Team in 2001, after gaining second team all-league honors in 2000
Named NSCAA All-Southeast Region Third Team in 2000
Honored with inclusion on the All-Time Sun Belt Conference Soccer Team in 2006

High School / Youth Club:

Played for the Cumbernauld Ladies Club Team that won the League Cup in 1997-98 and 1998-99
Team won the Scottish Cup and Invitation Cup in 1998

Personal:

Born in Amherst, Massachusetts
Parents are Ken and Edith Dieke
Moved to Cumbernauld, Scotland when she was 3 years old

1. What are the three things you can never be without while traveling?

Cell phone
Laptop
Gum

2. What was your dream profession as a child?

To be a professional athlete

3. What was the first concert you ever attended?

Janet Jackson

4. What famous person most inspires you?

Ryan Giggs

5. What was your most memorable game experience?

In 2003, scoring my first goal, which was also the 700th goal in WUSA history during The Atlanta Beat’s 2-1 victory over Washington Freedom

6. If you had a dinner party, who are the four people you would invite (can be living or dead)?

Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney, Pauline Hamill and Shelley Valle, guaranteed laughter and a good time

7. If your parents were describing me, they'd say that...

I am shrewd

8. What's on your workout / pre-game iPod playlist?

Nothing specific, just have it on shuffle.. Variety is the spice of life :)

9. Who would you most like to meet in ?

Shaq

10. Was there ever a point in your life where you wanted to give up and quit something? What advice could you give kids about working hard and overcoming moments like this?

Yes, when you suffer many injuries, you think why me. It’s a very tough mental and physical battle, which may be overcome with the right support system and keeping in mind why you are doing what you are doing and seeing the light at the end of the tunnel and being very focused and determined.

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Year	Club	GP	GS	MIN	G	SHTS	SOG	FC	FS	E
2011	Boston Breakers	9	8	730	0	1	1	1	1	0
2010	Boston Breakers	13	12	1027	1	5	3	2	5	0
2010	Chicago Red Stars	5	5	386	0	0	0	1	1	1
2009	Chicago Red Stars	14	13	1135	0	0	0	4	4	0
Career		41	38	3278	1	6	4	8	11	1

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