Personal information | |||
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Full name | Princess Ibini-Isei | ||
Date of birth | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
Place of birth | 31 January 2000 | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sydney FC | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
Illawarra United Stingrays | |||
FNSW Institute | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Sydney FC | 35 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Australia U17 | 3 | (0) |
2014– | Australia U20 | 20 | (8) |
2017– | Australia | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 March 2018 |
Princess Ibini-Isei (born 31 January 2000) is an Australian football player who plays for Sydney FC in the Australian W-League as a forward.
Ibini was born in Sydney to Nigerian migrant parents Ibi and Juliana. Her father died suddenly in 2013. She is the younger sister of Australia national soccer team player Bernie Ibini-Isei who plays for Vancouver Whitecaps FC. She has represented NSW at youth level and has also played futsal for the Inner West Magic.
Ibini is one of four children. She has two older brothers, Bernie and Joshua, as well as one younger brother Pharrell. She has previously stated her eldest brother Bernie is the reason she started playing football. She currently attends Westfields Sports High School along with fellow Matildas teammate Ellie Carpenter.
Ibini was a part of the Football NSW Institute program and also represented Illawarra United Stingrays in the Women's National Premier League. Having trained with the Sydney FC since she was 12 years old, Ibini made her debut with the team at just 15 years of age. She was nominated as the NAB Young Footballer of the Month for January 2016.
Ibini has represented Australia at multiple levels, starting with the U17 side in 2014. In 2015, she was included in her first training camp for the Matildas. On 27 July 2017, she made her debut for the senior team.