Kelechi Osunwa

Kelechi Osunwa
Personal information
Full name	Collins Kelechi Osunwa
Date of birth	15 October 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Rivers State, Nigeria
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
	Bright Stars FC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2005	Dolphins F.C.
2006–2008	Al-Hilal Club
2008–2013	Al-Merreikh SC
2014	BEC Tero Sasana
2014	Ismaily SC
2015–2016	Al-Ahly Shendi
2017	Al-Merreikh SC
International career‡
2004–2007	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24/6/2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24/6/2017

Colins Kelechi Osunwa (born 15 October 1984) is a Nigerian football striker.

Early life

Osunwa was born on 15 October 1984 in Rivers State, Nigeria.

Career

Osunwa has played professional football since 2001. He played for Dolphins in Nigeria before moving to Sudan to join Al-Hilal. The former Nigeria youth international helped Al-Hilal reach the semi-final of the 2007 CAF Champions League.

In 2009 Kelechi signed a three-year deal with Al-Merreikh, where he would win the Sudan Premier League in 2011 and 2013.^[1] Osunwa formed an all-Nigerian strike force with former Enyimba striker Stephen Worgu, who also joined Al-Merreikh in January 2009.^[2]

Osunwa signed a two-year contract with Thai Premier League side BEC Tero Sasana in January 2014.^[3] After six months in Thailand, Osunwa signed a two-year deal with Ismaily of the Egyptian Premier League.^[4]

International career

Osunwa was member of the Nigeria's under-23 national team.^[5] He played for the senior Nigeria national football team at the 2004 LG Cup in Tripoli, Libya.^[6] He was named to the preliminary Sudan squad for the 2012 African Cup of Nations.^[7]

References

^ Audu, Samm (21 November 2013). "Osunwa reigns again in Sudan". africanfootball.com.
^ "Nigeria: Mohammed Joins Sion". Kickoff (Cape Town). 7 January 2009. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
^ Nnabuogor, Ikenwa (27 January 2014). "Osunwa set for Thai challenge". National Mirror. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Kelechi Osunwa joins Egyptian club Ismaily". africanfootball.com. 29 June 2014.
^ "Home".
^ Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 2004 – Africa". RSSSF.
^ "MTN Football Page has moved". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2012.