King Osanga

King Osanga
Personal information
Full nameKing Moses Osanga
Date of birth6 October 1990
Place of birthJos, Nigeria
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing positionAttacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team
White Star Bruxelles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Akwa United F.C.
2009–2010Heartland F.C.
2010–2012Etoile Sportive du Sahel9(3)
2011→ Al-Nasr Benghazi (loan)
2011→ Kaduna United (loan)
2012–2013Sochaux-Montbéliard0(0)
2013–White Star Bruxelles1(0)
National team
2007Nigeria U-175(0)
2009Nigeria U-204(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

King Moses Osanga (born 6 October 1990[2] in Jos[3]) is a Nigerian football forward currently playing for White Star Bruxelles in Belgian Second Division. He signed with French side Sochaux,[4] but did not play in the top tier league.

Career

Osanga began his career on the youthside of Akwa United F.C.,[5] who were in 2007 promoted to the Nigeria Premier League .[6] On 28 July 2009 Osanga joined league rival Heartland F.C.[7] and returned after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup to Heartland F.C. to play in the 2009 CAF Champions League final against TP Mazembe.[8] Despite losing the Final on away goals, he received the Pepsi MVP Award.[9] In late November 2009 he was linked with a move to Tunisian top club Etoile Sportive du Sahel, where he signed on 4 March 2010.[10] After nine months left Etoile Sportive du Sahel[11] and signed for Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, but after the begin of the 2011 Libyan civil war was loaned to Kaduna United F.C..[12]

International career

He was member of the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea[13] and the Nigeria national under-20 football team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[14] He was called up to the senior team for the first time in August 2010 for a friendly in South Korea.

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "King Osanga _ Nigeria". Football Lineups. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "King OSANGA". goalzz.com. 6 October 1990. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Dailymotion – Osanga King In Just Pass The Ball". Dailymotion.pl. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Osanga rejoint Sochaux". L'Equipe (in French). 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "FIFA.com – Der "King" lebt". De.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  6. ↑ Player's Profile: King Osanga – Akwa United.com
  7. ↑ "Heartland Sign Youth International Osanga King For CAF Champions League". Goal.com. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  8. ↑ Channels TV News : Winger King Osanga Back to Club
  9. ↑ Osanga Relishes Pepsi MVP Award
  10. ↑ King Osanga signe pour 4 ans à l'ESS
  11. ↑ HEARTLAND FC King Osanga. "2009 CAF Champions League – King Osanga Player Profile". Championsleague.mtnfootball.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Kaduna United in Abeokuta for Etoile – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  13. ↑ "FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik King OSANGA". De.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  14. ↑ http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/04/03/36/regulation_u20_egypt_09_e.pdf