King Osanga
King Moses Osanga (born 6 October 1990[2]) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | King Moses Osanga | ||
| Date of birth | 6 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Plateau United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Akwa United | 56 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | Heartland F.C. | 34 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 42 | (18) |
| 2011 | → Al-Nasr Benghazi (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Kaduna United (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Sochaux | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | White Star Bruxelles | 13 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. | ||
| 2017– | Plateau United | ||
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-17 | 20 | (4) |
| 2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 22 | (5) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2018 | |||
Career
Osanga was born in Jos, Nigeria.[3] He began his career in the youth side of Akwa United F.C.,[4] who were in 2007 promoted to the Nigeria Premier League.[5]
On 28 July 2009, Osanga joined league rivals Heartland F.C.[6] and returned after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup to Heartland to play in the 2009 CAF Champions League final against TP Mazembe.[7] Despite losing the Final on away goals, he received the Pepsi MVP Award.[8]
In late November 2009 he was linked with a move to Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel, where he signed on 4 March 2010.[9] After nine months, he left Etoile[10] and signed for Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, but after the 2011 Libyan civil war began he was loaned to Kaduna United F.C..[11]
Osanga moved to Europe, playing for White Star Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division. He signed with French side Sochaux in early 2012.[12]
He returned to Nigeria and played for Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi before moving to Plateau in October 2017.[13]
International career
He was member of the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea[14] and the Nigeria national under-20 football team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt.[15] He was called up to the senior team for the first time in August 2010 for a friendly in South Korea.
Honours
- 2009: Pepsi MVP Award CAF Champions League
References
- "King Osanga _ Nigeria". Football Lineups. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- "King OSANGA". goalzz.com. 6 October 1990. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- "Dailymotion – Osanga King In Just Pass The Ball". Dailymotion.pl. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- "FIFA.com – Der "King" lebt". De.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- Player's Profile: King Osanga – Akwa United.com
- "Heartland Sign Youth International Osanga King For CAF Champions League". Goal.com. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- Channels TV News : Winger King Osanga Back to Club
- Osanga Relishes Pepsi MVP Award
- King Osanga signe pour 4 ans à l'ESS
- HEARTLAND FC King Osanga. "2009 CAF Champions League – King Osanga Player Profile". Championsleague.mtnfootball.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- "Kaduna United in Abeokuta for Etoile – SuperSport – Football". SuperSport. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- "Osanga rejoint Sochaux". L'Equipe (in French). 30 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/osanga-eyes-lot-of-trophies-with-plateau-united/joybs1gf1bz315thh0uc8ac5p
- "FIFA.com – FIFA Spielerstatistik King OSANGA". De.fifa.com. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/04/03/36/regulation_u20_egypt_09_e.pdf