Shukurat Oladipo Wins Best Defender Award In Italy
Super Falcons defender Shukurat Oladipo has been named the Best Defender in Italy’s Serie A Women after an impressive 2025/26 season with AS Roma Women.
The former FC Robo Queens player was also included in the Serie A Women Team of the Year alongside her Roma teammates Manuela Giugliano, Giada Greggi and Giulia Dragoni.
Oladipo played an important role in Roma’s strong defence during the season. She featured in 18 league matches and started 15 of them as the club kept 11 clean sheets in games she played. Roma also did not lose any league match in which she featured.
The Nigerian defender made 30 appearances in all competitions and also played her first matches in the UEFA Women’s Champions League, showing her growing importance in the team.
In the league, Oladipo recorded 27 interceptions, 27 tackles, 70 clearances and 104 recoveries from 1,398 minutes of action, helping Roma maintain one of the best defensive records in the division.
Roma completed a successful domestic season by winning the Serie A Women title after beating Genoa 2-0 in their final match of the campaign.
