Aminu Umar: Difference between revisions

Aminu Umar
	Umar at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name	Aminu Umar
Date of birth	6 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Abuja, Nigeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Osmanlıspor
Number	27
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011–2013	Wikki Tourists
2013–2014	Samsunspor
2015–	Osmanlıspor
International career‡
2012–	Nigeria U20
2016–	Nigeria
Medal record
Olympic Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 January 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2016

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 01:13, 4 July 2017

Aminu Umar (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian football striker who currently plays for the Turkish club Osmanlıspor^[2] and the national team.

Club career

Wikki Tourists

In 2012–2013 season Umar has scored one league goal for Wikki Tourists in the Nigeria Premier League the top league of Nigerian football.^[3]^[4]

Samsunspor

Umar joined Turkish club Samsunspor from Wikki Tourists in the 2013 summer transfer season at age 18.^[5] He scored four league goals in his first season and established himself as the club's preferred striker in place of his compatriot Ekigho Ehiosun.^[6]^[7]

International career

Umar has played for the Nigeria national under-20 football team. He was the leading scorer in the 2013 African youth championship with four goals and scored twice at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup finals in Turkey.^[8] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[9] Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.

References

^ Aminu Umar Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
^ Aminu Umar. tr.eurosport.com
^ THE NIGERIA U-20 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. westafricanfootball.com (27 May 2012)
^ Akpayen, George (30 April 2012). "Goal king race tied as Ofoedu hits nine". SuperSport.
^ "Umar Samsun'da Mutlu" (in Turkish). Haber Gazetesi. 10 July 2013.
^ Wejinya, Sammy (13 January 2014). "Aminu continues to impress at Samsunspor". SuperSport.
^ "Umar Işıldıyor, Ekigho Hırs Küpü" (in Turkish). Samsun Haber. 20 December 2013.
^ "Samsunspor unveil Umar Aminu Thursday". MTN Football. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

External links

Aminu Umar

This biographical article related to Nigerian football is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] Aminu Umar Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com

[2] Aminu Umar. tr.eurosport.com

[3] THE NIGERIA U-20 NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM. westafricanfootball.com (27 May 2012)

[4] Akpayen, George (30 April 2012). "Goal king race tied as Ofoedu hits nine". SuperSport.

[5] "Umar Samsun'da Mutlu" (in Turkish). Haber Gazetesi. 10 July 2013.

[6] Wejinya, Sammy (13 January 2014). "Aminu continues to impress at Samsunspor". SuperSport.

[7] "Umar Işıldıyor, Ekigho Hırs Küpü" (in Turkish). Samsun Haber. 20 December 2013.

[8] "Samsunspor unveil Umar Aminu Thursday". MTN Football. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[9] Oluwashina Okeleji (24 June 2016). "Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 June 2016.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

@@ Line 34: / Line 34: @@
 ==International career==
-Umar has played for the [[Nigeria national under-20 football team]]. He was the leading scorer in the 2013 African youth championship with four goals and scored twice at the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] finals in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=MTN Football|title=Samsunspor unveil Umar Aminu Thursday|url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/aug/07-samsunspor-unveil-umar-aminu-thursday.html|date=7 August 2013}}</ref> He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=25 June 2016|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.
+Umar has played for the [[Nigeria national under-20 football team]]. He was the leading scorer in the 2013 African youth championship with four goals and scored twice at the [[2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] finals in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=MTN Football |title=Samsunspor unveil Umar Aminu Thursday |url=http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/aug/07-samsunspor-unveil-umar-aminu-thursday.html |date=7 August 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108001337/http://www.mtnfootball.com/africa/nigeria/premier-league/news/2013/aug/07-samsunspor-unveil-umar-aminu-thursday.html |archivedate=8 January 2014 }}</ref> He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36623763|title=Kelechi Iheanacho included in Nigeria's Olympics squad|date=24 June 2016|accessdate=25 June 2016|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.
 ==References==