| Wilson Oruma |
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Wilson Oruma |
| Date of birth |
December 30, 1976 (1976-12-30) (age 32) |
| Place of birth |
Warri, Nigeria |
| Height |
1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Right Midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Guingamp |
| Number |
10 |
| Senior career1 |
| Years |
Club |
App (Gls)* |
1993-1994
1994-1998
1996-1997
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-2008
2008- |
Bendel Insurance
Lens
→ Nancy (loan)
Samsunspor
Nîmes
Servette
Sochaux
Marseille
Guingamp |
0- 0(-)
42 0(2)
22 0(0)
21 0(4)
25 0(2)
49 (12)
77 0(6)
56 0(3)
120(2) |
| National team2 |
| 1995- |
Nigeria |
17 0(3) |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of January 4, 2009.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of August 28, 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)
|
Wilson Oruma (born December 30, 1976 in Warri, Nigeria) is a football midfielder from Nigeria. He is currently at Guingamp after signing a 1-year contract on the 15th August 2008.[1]
He became the tournament top goalscorer when Nigeria won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships. Some people feel he has "never really blossomed" beyond that level — nonetheless, he has played international matches for Nigeria, and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also helped win the Olympic gold medal in 1996, a year after he debuted for Nigeria.
On club level he has played mainly in France. Signed by RC Lens in 1994, he was eventually loaned out to various clubs before moving to Geneva team Servette. He played rather well in Swiss football. In the year 1993, was the captain of Nigeria junior team under-17 that won FIFA world at Japan against Ghana 2-1 in the final.
During his short spell on trial with Cardiff City he struck up a great friendship with Northern Ireland fullback Tony Capaldi and the pair have stayed in touch via the medium of email, facebook and regular mail ever since.
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