Osas Okoro
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osadebamwen Moses Okoro | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1990[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enugu Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Bayelsa United | ||
| 2010–2015 | Heartland | ||
| 2015–2018 | Enugu Rangers | ||
| 2018–2019 | Buildcon | ||
| 2019– | Enugu Rangers | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Nigeria | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:52, 10 April 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:52, 29 May 2018 (UTC) | |||
Osadebamwen Moses Okoro (born 7 September 1990) is a Nigerian international footballer who plays for Enugu Rangers, as a midfielder.
Personal life
[edit]Okoro's brothers, Stanley and Charles, are also footballers.[2]
Club career
[edit]Okoro has played club football in Nigeria for Bayelsa United, Heartland and Enugu Rangers.[3][4]
In December 2016, he was crowned the Edo Footballer of the Year by the Edo FA[5]
International career
[edit]He made his international debut for Nigeria in 2011.[3] He was named in the Nigerian team for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship and 2016 African Nations Championship.[6]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Nigeria's goal tally first.[3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 January 2016 | Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda |  Niger |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2016 African Nations Championship |
References
[edit]- ^ "Osadebamwen Moses Okoro". CAF. 18 January 2016.
- ^ "Little Messi tag suits me – Okoro". NBF Topics. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ a b c "Osas Okoro". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Profile". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Success, Okoro named Edo Footballers of the Year". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Eguavoen names squad for CAF U-23 Championship". StarAfrica.com. 20 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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