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Oluwatosin Demehin
Personal information
Full name Oluwatosin Blessing Demehin
Date of birth (2002-03-13) 13 March 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Galatasaray
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
?–2020 Sunshine Stars ? (?)
2021–2022 Rivers Angels ? (?)
2022–2024 Reims 15 (0)
2024– Galatasaray 7 (0)
International career
2022– Nigeria
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2024

Oluwatosin Blessing Demehin OON (born 13 March 2002) in Lagos state.[1]is a Nigerian women's football and she plays the center-back(defence) position[2] for Turkish Super League club Galatasaray and the Nigeria women's national team.[3]

Club career

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She played for Rivers Angels from July 2021 to June 2022.[4][5]

She plays for Stade de Reims October 2022 to June 2024.[6][7][8][9][10]

On 18 September 2024, Demehin signed a one-year contract with Turkish Super League club Galatasaray on a free transfer.[11][12][13]

International career

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She competed in the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[14][15]

On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigerian squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[16]

Demehin was called up to the Nigeria squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17]

She played for Nigeria in the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

She scored her first goal for Nigeria in the 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations in the match against Zambia which Nigeria won 5-0.[19] She contributed to clean sheets for Nigeria during WAFCON 2024 qualifying matches.[20]

she was part of the Nigerian women national team squad that won the 2025 Women's Africa Cup of Nations and was awarded the national honour Officer of the Order of the Niger , a hundred thousand dollars and a three-bedroom apartments at the renewed hope estate in Abuja[21][22]

Participate in

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Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Honours

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Nigeria

Orders

References

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  1. ^ "TNT Sports is not available in your region". www.tntsports.co.uk. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Oluwatosin Demehin - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ^ Walsh, Erin. "Rose Lavelle Gives USWNT Crucial Goal in Friendly Win vs. Nigeria". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  4. ^ Alao, Seyi (6 September 2022). "Local players are better than the foreign ones — Tosin Demehin". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Oluwatosin Demehin - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  6. ^ Dairo, Fisayo (14 October 2022). "Super Falcons stars Imuran, Demehin set for Reims debut". ACLSports. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  7. ^ Agberebi, James (14 October 2022). "Falconets Stars Demehin, Imuran Join French Club Stade de Reims". Complete Sports. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  8. ^ Oyebola, Mike (13 October 2022). "Transfer: French club, Stade Reims sign Falconets duo". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  9. ^ Alao, Seyi (14 October 2022). "Falconets star Tosin Demehin happy to join French side Stade Reims". Latest Sports News In Nigeria. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Oluwatosin Demehin - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  11. ^ "OLUWATOSIN BLESSING DEMEHIN - Player Details TFF". Turkish Football Federation Official Web Site. 18 September 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Oluwatosin Blessing Demehin, Galatasaray Petrol Ofisi'nde!". Galatasaray S.K. 23 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Oluwatosin Demehin - stats, career and market value". FotMob. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  14. ^ Erons, Imhons (13 October 2022). "Official: Stade de Reims sign two Nigeria u20 Women World Cup stars – Soccernet NG". Soccernet.ng. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  15. ^ Philip, Ukpe (5 November 2022). "INTERVIEW: I Was Disappointed When We Were Eliminated At The World Cup– Nigeria's Stade De Reims New Signing, Demehin". The Whistler Newspaper. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
  16. ^ Ryan Dabbs (14 June 2023). "Nigeria Women's World Cup 2023 squad: most recent call ups". fourfourtwo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Waldrum picks Ajibade, Nnadozie, Oshoala, 15 others". thenff.com. Nigeria Football Federation. 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ Oyebola, Mike (15 July 2025). "WAFCON 2024: Super Falcons stronger than Zambia - Demehin". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  19. ^ "Nigeria 5 Zambia 0: Ohale, Okoronkwo, Ihezuo, Demehin, Ijamilusi find the net in statement win | All Nigeria Soccer". www.allnigeriasoccer.com. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  20. ^ Ochicha, Lovette (19 July 2025). "WAFCON 2024: Tosin Demehin Cherishes Four Clean Sheets, Targets Two More Victories For Super Falcons". Sports247 Nigeria. Retrieved 21 July 2025.
  21. ^ https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/07/tinubu-confers-national-honour-gifts-100k-houses-to-super-falcons-players/
  22. ^ https://punchng.com/tinubu-honours-triumphant-super-falcons-with-national-honours-100000-cash-each/
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