Junior Osagie

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Junior Osagie
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Personal information
Full name Junior Efueko Osagie
Date of birth (1985-01-15) January 15, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth Edo State, Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker/Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hapoel Jerusalem
Number 55
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001 – 2005 Bendel Insurance F.C. 65 (19)
2005 – 2006 Dolphin FC 28 (16)
2006 – 2007 Enugu Rangers 31 (13)
2007 – 2008 Enyimba F.C. 29 (16)
2008 – 2009 Club Africain 41 (15)
2009 – 2010 Enyimba F.C.
2012 – 2014 Warri Wolves F.C.
2014 – Hapoel Jerusalem 0 (0)
International career
? Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 31, 2006

Junior Efueko Osagie (born January 15, 1985, in Edo State) is a Nigerian football player currently with Hapoel Jerusalem. [1]

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Career

Osagie started his career in his home town club, Insurance FC, and moved to Dolphin FC, Port Harcourt in 2005. After one season with Dolphin FC, his goal scoring exploits caught the attention of Rangers Intl. FC, Enugu, where he was transferred in a big money move. [2] Junior excelled in Rangers and was often voted their best player in the season he spent there. His exploits in Enugu, led to another big money move to Enyimba FC of Aba, who were then the best club in the country. He helped Enyimba to win the CAF Champions league. [3] During this time, his skills and goal scoring feat led to a transfer to Club Africain in Tunisia. After two seasons in Tunisia, Enyimba once again swooped for him. . November 2012 his comeback with Nigeria Premier League side NPA Warri Wolves. [4]

International

Osagie won many caps as a junior international and has 4 caps with the senior national team. [5]

Notes

  1. ↑ NIGERIA PREMIER LEAGUE – TRANSFERS (LAST UPDATE: 27.01.2013)
  2. ↑ Short Biographie
  3. ↑ "Junior Osagie returns with a bang". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  4. ↑ Osagie’s Form Excites Ogbeide
  5. ↑ "Fed Cup: Super Eagles Okonkwo, Nwabili are stars to watch". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-11-26.


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