Michelle Chikwendu Alozie, is a Nigerian-American footballer who has dreams and believes in her dreams that she could balance her passion for football and her medical career.
She believed in herself that one day she will be a celebrated Nigerian national women footballer, and like it is said, and today she is not only celebrated as a footballer but also as a role model to decency and hardwork.
She was born in Apple Valley, California to Nigerian parents from Imo State on April 28, 1997.
The Super Falcons defender has a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Biology at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. While at Yale, she displayed her football prowess as a key player for the Yale Bulldogs.
However, her senior season was cut short due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Undeterred by the setback, she graduated to the University of Tennessee to continue her football career with the Tennessee Volunteers.
Her passion and determination to make a name in the football game made her take her football aspirations to the next level.
She registered for the 2019 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) College Draft. While playing for Houston Dash, Alozie also works as a part –time cancer research technician at the Texas Children’s Hospital.
Her resilience in pursuing her football passion paid off as she secured a contract with BIIK Kazygurt in January 2020, even though she was not selected earlier.
She trained and played for the team until the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the football season, leading her to return to California temporarily. In the current FIFA women world cup before the super falcons of Nigeria was knocked out in the round of 16