King Osanga

King Osanga
Personal information
Full name King Moses Osanga
Date of birth (1990-10-06) 6 October 1990
Place of birth Jos, Nigeria
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Shooting Stars
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Akwa United F.C. 56 (21)
2009–2010 Heartland F.C. 34 (11)
2010–2012 Etoile Sportive du Sahel 42 (18)
2011 → Al-Nasr Benghazi (loan) 11 (4)
2011 → Kaduna United (loan) 16 (6)
2012–2013 Sochaux-Montbéliard 1 (0)
2013–2014 White Star Bruxelles 13 (4)
2015 Shooting Stars
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 7 August 2015.


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]

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
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