Wilson Oruma
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Wilson Oruma |
| Date of birth |
December 30, 1976 (1976-12-30) (age 35) |
| Place of birth |
Warri, Nigeria |
| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Right Midfielder (retired) |
| Club information |
| Current club |
retired |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 1993–1994 |
Bendel Insurance |
? |
(?) |
| 1994–1998 |
Lens |
42 |
(2) |
| 1996–1997 |
→ Nancy (loan) |
22 |
(0) |
| 1998–1999 |
Samsunspor |
21 |
(4) |
| 1999–2000 |
Nîmes |
25 |
(2) |
| 2000–2002 |
Servette |
49 |
(12) |
| 2002–2005 |
Sochaux |
77 |
(6) |
| 2005–2008 |
Marseille |
56 |
(3) |
| 2008–2009 |
Guingamp |
24 |
(5) |
| 2009–2010 |
AO Kavala |
23 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 1995–2006 |
Nigeria |
19 |
(3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 28, 2006 |
Wilson Oruma (born December 30, 1976 in Warri, Nigeria) is a former football midfielder from Nigeria.
He became the tournament top goalscorer when Nigeria won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships. Some people feel he has "never really blossomed" beyond that level — nonetheless, he has played international matches for Nigeria, and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also helped win the Olympic gold medal in 1996, a year after he debuted for Nigeria.
On club level he has played mainly in France. Signed by RC Lens in 1994, he was eventually loaned out to various clubs before moving to Geneva team Servette. He played rather well in Swiss football. In the year 1993, was the captain of Nigeria junior team under-17 that won FIFA world at Japan against Ghana 2-1 in the final.
[edit] Playing career
- 1992 - Invincible Leopards FC of Warri
- 1993 - Bendel Insurance
- 1994 - Bendel Insurance
- 1994/95 - Lens (21/2)
- 1995/96 - Lens (14/0)
- 1996/97 - Nancy (22/2)
- 1997/98 - Lens (7/0)
- 1998/99 - Samsunspor (21/4)
- 1999/00 - Nîmes (25/2)
- 2000/01 - Servette (19/7)
- 2001/02 - Servette (31/5)
- 2002/03 - Sochaux (28/3)
- 2003/04 - Sochaux (24/1)
- 2004/05 - Sochaux (25/2)
- 2005/08 - Olympique Marseille
- 2008 - Cardiff City FC - Trial
- 2008/09 - Guingamp (0/0)
- 2009/10 - Kavala (0/0)
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
| Name |
Oruma, Wilson |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1976-12-30 |
| Place of birth |
Warri, Nigeria |
| Date of death |
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