In this article, you will get to know the new girl in the Super Falcon squad, is no other person than our girl “Ashleigh Plumptre“. We’ll be writing about her family background, parents, siblings, is she married, is she in a relationship, does she have a child? All these questions will be answered below; please keep reading.
Ashleigh Plumptre (born 8 May 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Leicester City in the FA Women’s Super League. Formerly an England youth international, she received her first call-up for the Nigeria women’s national team in July 2021.
Born in Leicester City, Plumptre played for England at youth level but chose to switch her international allegiance to Nigeria.
The decision of Plumptre to play for Nigeria received mixed reactions at first, but now she is a fan favorite.
On 16 June 2023, she was included in the 23-player Nigeria squad for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Family and Parents
Plumptre is one-quarter Nigerian.
Ashleigh was born into a multiracial family.
She has a younger sibling Bayleigh Bisi. Her sister is a 11-year-old musician who is a beast on drums.
Ashley’s grandfather is from Lagos.
With love for her paternal family’s history and heritage, Ashleigh decided to play for the Nigerian national team despite representing England under 15 and 23.
Ashleigh Plumptre is Nigerian by nationality as FIFA has cleared her to represent Nigeria internationally.
Likewise, Ashleigh’s ethnicity is mixed Caucasian.
Ashleigh is of Nigerian descent from her father’s side. To embrace her Nigerian side, she will be playing for the Nigerian football club called Super Falcons.
Father and Mother
Ashleigh Plumptre father’s name is Tim Plumptre.
Her mother’s name is not available at the moment.
Her father is British, and she shares Nigerian descent from his side.
Ashleigh has never been to Nigeria, but she is keen on learning about their culture.
Ashleigh Plumptre family is of Yoruba origin.
As stated Above, Plumptre’s Mother is From England while her Father is a Half Nigerian. Plumptre had previously disclosed in an Interview with the Nigerian media that her Grandfather is Originally From Lagos State in Nigeria.
Siblings
Ashleigh Plumptre has a Younger Sister known as Bayleigh Bisi who is a professional Drummer.
Partner/ Husband
Ashleigh Plumptre is a private person in terms of relationship matters. Ashleigh Plumptre does not have any male or boyfriend pictures in her social media accounts. Ashleigh Plumptre is not currently in any relationship for now.
Ashleigh Plumptre is also not yet married.
Children
She does not have a child for now.
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