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Ayo Oke (soccer)

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Ayo Oke
Personal information
Full name Ayooluwa Naomi Oke [1]
Date of birth (2003-04-05) April 5, 2003 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s)
Team information
Current team
 Denver Summit
Number 7
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 California Golden Bears 33 (2)
2023–2024 UCLA Bruins 32 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025 Pachuca 31 (1)
2026– Denver Summit 0 (0)
International career‡
2018 United States U-15
2018 United States U-16
2019 United States U-17 4 (0)
2019 United States U-18 4 (0)
2022 United States U-20 11 (0)
2025– United States U-23 3 (0)
2026– United States 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 11, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:08, March 8, 2026 (UTC)

Ayooluwa Naomi Oke (born April 5, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right back for Denver Summit FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the United States national team. Oke played college soccer for the California Golden Bears and the UCLA Bruins. She began her professional career with Pachuca in 2025, helping the club win their first Liga MX Femenil title.

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Oke represented the United States at the youth international level, appearing at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, before making her senior debut in 2026.

Early life

Oke was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia, the daughter of Nigerian parents Kolade and Ronke Oke, and has an older brother. [2] She began playing soccer with the Gwinnett Soccer Association in Lilburn, Georgia. [3] She then joined DA clubs Concorde Fire and NASA Tophat, being named United Soccer Coaches All-American. [4] She committed to play college soccer for the California Golden Bears as a sophomore at Brookwood High School. [5] TopDrawerSoccer ranked her as the 25th-best recruit in the 2021 class, part of Cal's top-ranked recruiting class. [6]

College career

Oke played in 13 games, making 11 starts, and scored 1 goal for the California Golden Bears as a freshman in 2021, being named to the Pac-12 Conference all-freshman team. [7] She started in 20 games, scored 1 goal, and jointly led the Pac-12 with 9 assists as a sophomore in 2022, earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors. [2]

Oke then transferred to the reigning national champion UCLA Bruins, starting all 19 games and scoring 1 goal with 4 assists in 2023. She contributed to 11 clean sheets and was again named to the All-Pac-12 second team. UCLA won the Pac-12 Conference and earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament, but was upset in the first round. [2] [8] She dealt with injury during her senior season in 2024, making 5 starts and scoring 2 goals with 1 assist in 15 games. [2] [9] She had two goal contributions in the Big Ten Tournament as the Bruins won the tournament in their first year in the conference, then scored again in their loss in the NCAA tournament second round. [10]

Club career

Pachuca

Liga MX Femenil club Pachuca announced on January 14, 2025, that they had signed Oke to her first professional contract. [11] She made her professional debut one day later as a substitute in 2–2 draw with Cruz Azul. [12] In the playoffs, she scored her first professional goal in a 4–1 victory over Atlas in the quarterfinals second leg. [12] She started both legs of the semifinals against Monterrey, helping the Tuzas to their fourth league final though she injured her ankle in the return leg. [13] Due to the injury, she played limited minutes in the Clausura 2025 final as Pachuca defeated América to win their first Liga MX Femenil championship. [14] On July 16, she played the entire match in a 1–0 win over Monterrey to win the Campeón de Campeonas trophy. [15] Oke then helped Pachuca finish second in the Apertura 2025 regular season, but lost in the playoff quarterfinals. [16] She also helped secure the club's passage to the CONCACAF W Champions Cup semifinals. [17]

Denver Summit

On January 6, 2026, NWSL expansion team Denver Summit FC announced that they had acquired Oke and signed her to a three-year contract. [18] ESPN reported that the transfer fee was close to US$450,000, the most expensive transfer for an American coming into the NWSL. [16]

International career

Oke began training with the United States under-15 team in 2017. [19] In 2018, she helped the under-16 team win the UEFA Under-16 Development Tournament. [20] She continued playing friendlies with the under-18 and under-19 teams the following year. [21] Following the COVID-19 pandemic, she helped the under-20 team win the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, playing in six games with two starts. [22] [23] She played in two games at the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, starting in their 3–0 loss to the Netherlands, as the United States failed to make it out of the group stage. [22] She played for the under-23 team against NWSL competition in the 2023 preseason. [24]

Emma Hayes called up Oke to the senior national team for the first time in January 2026, replacing Avery Patterson who was out with an illness. [25] She made her senior international debut on January 27, starting and assisting the opening goal by Croix Bethune in a 5–0 friendly win over Chile. [26]

Career statistics

Club

International

As of match played January 27, 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
United States 2026 10
Total10

Honors

UCLA Bruins

Pachuca

United States U-20

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Squad List: FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022" (PDF). FIFA. August 3, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 3, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Ayo Oke". UCLA Bruins . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Adeshigbin, Taiwo (February 27, 2024). "Brookwood Grad Ayo Oke Enjoying New Home at UCLA". Gwinnett Daily Post . Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ "United Soccer Coaches Announces 2019 Youth All-Region and All-America Teams". United Soccer Coaches. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
    "USSF announces Boys/Girls DA season awards". United States Soccer Federation. July 22, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2026– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  5. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (October 8, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: Oct. 8-14". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  6. ↑ Clark, Travis (August 18, 2021). "Final 2021 Women's DI Recruiting Rankings". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ayo Oke". California Golden Bears . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Friedman, Isabelle (November 10, 2023). "UC Irvine cuts No. 1 seed UCLA women's soccer's NCAA run short with late-game shot". Daily Bruin . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Garcia, Samantha (September 1, 2024). "UCLA women's soccer begins series of away games with matchup against Pepperdine". Daily Bruin . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ Abumansour, Rahaf (November 14, 2024). "Big Ten crown in hand, women's soccer prepares for NCAA tournament redemption". Daily Bruin . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ Santoy, Héctor (January 15, 2025). "Las Tuzas del Pachuca tienen nuevo refuerzo: Ayooluwa Oke". Organización Editorial Mexicana . Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Oke Ayooluwa". Flashscore. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  13. ↑ Gaspar, Melina (May 7, 2025). "Liga MX Femenil: Semifinals Recap and Big Final Preview". All for XI. Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  14. ↑ Garrido, Esteban (May 9, 2025). "¡Paliza! Pachuca Femenil golea a América en la Final de Ida". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  15. 1 2 "Pachuca Femenil se corona Campeón de Campeonas | Video". Aristegui (in Spanish). July 17, 2026. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  16. 1 2 Kassouf, Jeff (December 29, 2025). "Sources: Denver to sign Oke for NWSL record fee for American". ESPN . Retrieved December 29, 2025.
  17. ↑ Rollins, Sean (October 15, 2025). "Orlando Pride vs. CF Pachuca, Concacaf W Champions Cup: Final Score 1-1 as Draw Knocks Pride Out of Competition". The Mane Land. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
  18. ↑ Newman, Kyle (January 6, 2026). "Denver Summit FC signs up-and-coming star in defender Ayo Oke" . The Denver Post . Retrieved January 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "U.S. U15 GNT roster for California camp". United States Soccer Federation. February 3, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2026– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  20. ↑ "U.S. U-16 Girls National Team completes sweep at UEFA Tournament". SoccerWire. May 18, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  21. ↑ "U18 WNT roster for trip to England". United States Soccer Federation. February 8, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2026– via TopDrawerSoccer .
    "U17 WNT opens 2019 with Europe trip". United States Soccer Federation. April 30, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2026– via TopDrawerSoccer .
  22. 1 2 Ayo Oke at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  23. ↑ "USA Wins Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship With 2-0 Victory Over Mexico". United States Soccer Federation. March 12, 2022. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  24. ↑ "U.S. Under-23 Women's Youth National Team Falls 3–0 To OL Reign To Open Thorns Preseason Tournament". United States Soccer Federation. March 12, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2025.
  25. ↑ Vertelney, Seth (January 19, 2026). "Ayo Oke gets first USWNT call-up, replacing Avery Patterson". USA Today . Retrieved January 20, 2026.
  26. ↑ Vertelney, Seth (January 27, 2026). "USWNT vs. Chile live updates, lineup, score for friendly today". USA Today . Retrieved January 27, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Pachuca beats America on aggregate to capture its first Liga MX Femenil title". Associated Press. May 12, 2025. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
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