| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Collins Kelechi Osunwa | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rivers State, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Merreikh | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bright Stars FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2005 | Dolphins | ||
| 2005–2008 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2009– | Al-Merreikh | 21 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Nigeria | 2 | (1) |
| 2012– | Sudan | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 December 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Colins Kelechi Osunwa (born October 15, 1984 in Rivers State) is a Nigerian-born Sudanese football striker. He currently plays for Al-Merreikh.
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Osunwa has been active in the fields of football professionally since 2001. In 2009 Kelechi signed a three-year deal with Al-Merreikh after his previous contract with Al-Hilal expired. The former junior international helped Al Hilal reach the semi-final of the 2007 CAF Champions League. He has also been noted as the top scorer of the Sudanese League.
Osunwa formed an all-Nigerian strike force with former Enyimba striker Stephen Worgu, who also joined Al-Merreikh in January 2009.[1]
(Correct as of26/12/2009)
| Club | Season | Sudan Premier League | Caf Champions League | cecafa clubs cup | Sudan Cup | Friedly matches | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goals(app) | Goals(app) | Goals(app) | Goals(app) | Goals(app) | Goals(app) | ||
| Al-Merreikh | season 2009 | 34(29) | 0(11) | 3(6) | 1(4) | 7(17) | 32(59) |
Osunwa was member of the Nigeria's under-23 national team.[2] He played for the senior Nigeria national football team at the 2004 LG Cup in Tripoli, Libya.[3] He was named to the preliminary Sudan squad for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.[4]
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