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Aminu Umar (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Nigeria national football team.
 Umar at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 March 1995 | |||||||||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | |||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | |||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2011–2013 | Wikki Tourists | 10 | (1) | |||||||
| 2013–2014 | Samsunspor | 45 | (8) | |||||||
| 2015–2019 | Osmanlıspor | 101 | (22) | |||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 31 | (6) | |||||||
| 2019–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 44 | (4) | |||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (6) | |||||||
| 2016– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) | |||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016 | ||||||||||
Club career
Wikki Tourists
In 2012–2013 season Umar scored one league goal for Wikki Tourists in the Nigeria Premier League the top league of Nigerian football.[2][3]
Samsunspor
Umar joined Turkish club Samsunspor from Wikki Tourists in the 2013 summer transfer season at age 18.[4] He scored four league goals in his first season and established himself as the club's preferred striker in place of his compatriot Ekigho Ehiosun.[5][6]
International career
Umar has played for the Nigeria national under-20 football team. He was the leading scorer in the 2013 African youth championship with four goals and scored twice at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Turkey.[7] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[8] Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.
Honours
Nigeria U23
- Olympic Bronze Medal: 2016
References
- Aminu Umar Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- THE NIGERIA U-20 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. westafricanfootball.com (27 May 2012)
- Akpayen, George (30 April 2012). "Goal king race tied as Ofoedu hits nine". SuperSport.
- "Umar Samsun'da Mutlu" (in Turkish). Haber Gazetesi. 10 July 2013.
- Wejinya, Sammy (13 January 2014). "Aminu continues to impress at Samsunspor". SuperSport.
- "Umar Işıldıyor, Ekigho Hırs Küpü" (in Turkish). Samsun Haber. 20 December 2013.
- "Samsunspor unveil Umar Aminu Thursday". MTN Football. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
External links
- Aminu Umar
- Aminu Umar at Soccerway
Nigeria men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Bronze medalists | ||
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На других языках
[de] Aminu Umar
Aminu Umar (* 6. März 1995 in Abuja) ist ein nigerianischer Fußballspieler.- [en] Aminu Umar
[fr] Aminu Umar
Aminu Umar, né le 6 mars 1995 à Abuja au Nigeria, est un footballeur international nigérian, qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au Çaykur Rizespor.[it] Aminu Umar
Aminu Umar (Abuja, 6 marzo 1995) è un calciatore nigeriano, centrocampista o attaccante del Çaykur Rizespor.[ru] Умар, Амину
Амину Умар (англ. Aminu Umar; 6 марта 1995 года, Абуджа) — нигерийский футболист, нападающий турецкого клуба «Ризеспор».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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