Chioma Grace Ubogagu is a British-born American soccer forward who currently plays for Houston Dash of National Women"s Soccer League, and most recently played for Arsenal Ladies, and the United States U-23 women"s national team
Background
Ubogagu was born in London, where her parents, mother Tina a nurse and father Aloy a social worker, had moved from Nigeria seeking job opportunities. At age 3, her parents divorced and she moved with her mother and older brother to Coppell, Texas a suburb in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
Career
Her grandfather Austin Eneuke is a former Nigeria and Tottenham Hotspur player. Ubogagu led her club team, Doctorate"Feeters, to two Texas-North State Cup titles, a United States. Youth Soccer Association Region II championship and a 2010 third-place U-17 national finish, and led Coppell High School to the 2009 Texas 5A state title. In addition, she was all All-Area selection by Dallas Morning News, all four years of her high school career.
Ubogagu came to Stanford as the #3-ranked recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer.
Stanford returned to the final in 2012 and to the semifinal in 2014. She finished her college career with 27 goals in 89 total appearances, made the All-Pac-12 team all four seasons, earning first-team honors in 2012 and 2014.
Arsenal Ladies
In January 2015, National Women"s Soccer League"s Sky Blue Football Club selected Ubogagu with the 28th pick of the 2015 NWSL College Draft, although coach Jim Gabarra acknowledged she was in negotiations with an FA Forest, Snow and Landscape club In February 2015, Ubogagu signed with Arsenal, the club she"d supported as a child, and her British birth made it easier for her to acquire a United Kingdom work permit.
Ubogagu made her professional debut on April 3, 2015, scoring a goal in a 1–1 draw against N ottinghamshire County.
Arsenal released Ubogagu having reached the end of her contract in November 2015. She finished her season with seven goals in 21 appearances. Subsequently, the Houston Dash acquired the rights to Ubogagu from the Sky Blue Football Club in exchange for picks in the 2016 and 2017 college drafts.
The trade gave the Dash an opportunity to sign her before the start of the NWSL season in March 2016.
Ubogagu has represented the United States at youth levels, including U-18, U-20, and U-23 teams.