Sebastian Osigwe

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Sebastian Osigwe
Personal information
Full name Sebastian Ogenna Osigwe
Date of birth (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Luzern, Switzerland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
FC Lugano
Number 58
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2012 Luzern U21 1 (0)
2012–2013 Emmenbrücke 16 (0)
2013–2014 Zug 94 0 (0)
2014–2020 Kriens 132 (0)
2020– Lugano 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023

Sebastian Ogenna Osigwe (born 26 March 1994) is a Nigerian footballer who plays for FC Lugano. [1]

Contents

International career

Osigwe was born in Switzerland to an Igbo Nigerian father and Swiss mother. [2] He was called up to represent the Nigeria national team in October 2020. [3]

Honours

Lugano

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References

  1. Sebastian Osigwe at Soccerway
  2. "Official : Swiss-Born Nigerian Goalkeeper Osigwe Joins Top-flight Club FC Lugano :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  3. "Nigeria/Sierra Leone: Covid-19 Knocks Newly-Invited Nigeria Goalkeeper Osigwe Out of Sierra Leone Clash". allAfrica.com. 31 October 2020.
  4. svizzera, RSI Radiotelevisione. "Tripudio bianconero, la Coppa è del Lugano!". rsi.