Sydney Osazuwa

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Sydney Osazuwa
Personal information
Full name Sydney Ehizogie Osazuwa Omoruyi
Date of birth (2007-04-21) 21 April 2007 (age 17)
Place of birth Fuenlabrada, Spain
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Real Sociedad B
Youth career
2013–2017 Nuevo Versalles
2017–2020 Atlético Madrid
2020–2021 Móstoles
2021–2022 Getafe
2022–2023 Granada
2023–2024 Leganés
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Leganés B 9 (1)
2024 Leganés 2 (0)
2024– Real Sociedad B 0 (0)
International career
2024– Spain U17 9 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:20, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

Sydney Ehizogie Osazuwa Omoruyi (born 21 April 2007) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a forward for Real Sociedad B.

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Club career

Born in Fuenlabrada, Community of Madrid to Nigerian parents, [1] Osazuwa joined Atlético Madrid's youth setup in 2017, from AD Nuevo Versalles Loranca. [2] After leaving Atleti in 2020, he subsequently represented CD Móstoles URJC, Getafe CF and Granada CF before joining the Juvenil squad of CD Leganés in 2023. [1]

On 27 January 2024, before even having appeared for the reserves, Osazuwa made his professional debut by coming on as a late substitute for Aritz Arambarri in a 1–0 Segunda División away loss to Real Oviedo; [3] [4] aged 16 years, 9 months and 6 days, he became the second youngest player to debut for the club in a professional tier, only behind Samuel Eto'o. [5]

On 10 July 2024, Osazuwa signed for Real Sociedad and was assigned to the B-team in Primera Federación. [6]

International career

On 30 January 2024, Osazuwa was called up to the Spain under-17 team. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sydney, esperanza juvenil pepinera" [Sydney, juvenil hope of the pepineros] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 4 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  2. "Atlético de Madrid Alevín B" (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. "El Oviedo se embala: Paulino es el único que puede con Conde y el líder" [Oviedo is on a roll: Paulino is the only one who deals with Conde and the leader] (in Spanish). Marca. 27 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. "Sydney adelanta a Poveda y lo empuja hacia la puerta de salida" [Sydney goes ahead of Poveda and pushes him to the exit door] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  5. CD Leganés [@CDLeganes] (28 January 2024). "🆕🔝 Tras su estreno este sábado, Sydney se convierte en el segundo debutante más joven en la historia de nuestro club en @LaLiga, sólo por detrás de @SamuelEtoo 👏🏻🥒" [🆕🔝 After his debut this Saturday, Sydney becomes the second-youngest debutant in our club's history in @LaLiga, only behind @SamuelEtoo 👏🏻🥒] (Tweet) (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 January 2024 via Twitter.
  6. "Se incorpora al Sanse" [He joins Sanse] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. "Sydney Osazuwa, convocado por la selección española sub-17" [Sydney Osazuwa, called up for Spain under-17s] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.