Kelechi Osunwa
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| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bright Stars FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Dolphins F.C. | ||
| 2006–2008 | Al-Hilal Club | 57 | (54) |
| 2008–2013 | Al-Merreikh SC | 167 | (104) |
| 2014 | BEC Tero Sasana | 4 | (0) |
| 2014 | Ismaily SC | 7 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Ahly Shendi | 50 | (44) |
| 2017 | Al-Merreikh SC | 11 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2007 | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24/6/2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24/6/2017 | |||
Colins Kelechi Osunwa (born 15 October 1984) is a Nigerian football striker.
Early life
[edit]Osunwa was born on 15 October 1984 in Rivers State, Nigeria.
Career
[edit]Osunwa has played professional football since 2001. He played for Dolphins in Nigeria before moving to Sudan to join Al-Hilal. The former Nigeria youth international helped Al-Hilal reach the semi-final of the 2007 CAF Champions League.
In 2009 Kelechi signed a three-year deal with Al-Merreikh, where he would win the Sudan Premier League in 2011 and 2013.[1] Osunwa formed an all-Nigerian strike force with former Enyimba striker Stephen Worgu, who also joined Al-Merreikh in January 2009.[2]
Osunwa signed a two-year contract with Thai Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana in January 2014.[3] After six months in Thailand, Osunwa signed a two-year deal with Ismaily of the Egyptian Premier League.[4]
International career
[edit]Osunwa was member of the Nigeria's under-23 national team.[5] He played for the senior Nigeria national football team at the 2004 LG Cup in Tripoli, Libya.[6] He was named to the preliminary Sudan squad for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Audu, Samm (21 November 2013). "Osunwa reigns again in Sudan". africanfootball.com.
- ^ "Nigeria: Mohammed Joins Sion". Kickoff (Cape Town). 7 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Nnabuogor, Ikenwa (27 January 2014). "Osunwa set for Thai challenge". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Kelechi Osunwa joins Egyptian club Ismaily". africanfootball.com. 29 June 2014.
- ^ "Home".
- ^ Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2004 – Africa". RSSSF.
- ^ "MTN Football Page has moved". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Kelechi Osunwa at Soccerway
- Kelechi Osunwa at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Nigeria men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sudan
- Dolphin F.C. (Nigeria) players
- Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Sudan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Thailand
- Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) players
- Al-Merrikh SC players
- Ismaily SC players
- Egyptian Premier League players
- Nigerian men's footballers
- Nigerian expatriate men's footballers
- Al-Ahly Shendi Club players
- Police Tero F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Sudan Premier League players
- 21st-century Nigerian sportsmen
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