Wilson Oruma
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Wilson ORUMA | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Wilson Oruma | |
Date of birth | December 30, 1976 | |
Place of birth | Warri, Nigeria | |
Height | 174 cm | |
Playing position | Midfielder | |
Club information | ||
Current club | Marseille | |
Number | 8 | |
Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
1993-1994 1994-1998 1996-1997 1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2002 2002-2005 2005- |
Bendel Insurance Lens Nancy (loan) Samsunspor Nîmes Servette Sochaux Marseille |
- (-) 42 (2) 22 (0) 21 (4) 25 (2) 49 (12) 77 (6) 56 (3) |
National team2 | ||
1995- | Nigeria | 17 (3) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Olympic medal record | |||
Men’s football | |||
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Gold | Atlanta 1996 | Team |
Wilson Oruma (born December 30, 1976 in Warri, Nigeria) is a 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, and currently (as of 2005) plays for Olympique Marseille.
[edit] Playing career
- 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 - Nimes (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)
- 2005/06 - Olympique Marseille
in the year 1993, was the captain of Nigeria junior team under-17 that won FIFA world at Japan against Ghana 2-1 at the final
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