Abubakar Bello-Osagie

Infobox Football biography
playername = Abu


fullname = Abubakar Bello-Osagie
dateofbirth = birth date|1988|8|11|mf=y
cityofbirth = Benin City
countryofbirth = Nigeria
height = height|m=1.78
position = Striker
currentclub = Vasco
clubnumber =
youthyears = –2005
youthclubs = Bendel Insurance
years = 2005–2006 2006–2007 2008
clubs = River Plate Internacional B Vasco
caps(goals) = 4 (0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = October 8, 2008
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Abubakar Bello-Osagie (born on August 11, 1988 in Benin City, Edo State),cite web | title = Abubakar Bello-Osagie | url=http://200.159.15.35/registro/registro.aspx?s=178049 | accessdate = 2008-07-23 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation ] commonly known as Abubakar or Abu,cite web | title = Vasco anuncia a contratação de atacante nigeriano de 19 anos | url=http://www.estadao.com.br/esportes/not_esp94309,0.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-26 | date=2007-12-11 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Estadão ] is a Nigerian football (soccer) strikercite web | title = Conheça Abu, o novo atacante nigeriano do Inter | url=http://www.internacional.com.br/pagina.php?modulo=2&setor=18&secao=&codigo=2935 | accessdate = 2008-07-23 | date=2006-03-30 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Sport Club Internacional official website ] who currently plays for Vasco of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.

Career

In 2005, he left Bendel Insurance of his home city of Benin,cite web | title = Abu - Abubakar Bello-Osagie | url=http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/spieler/45588/abu/transferdaten.html | accessdate = 2008-07-28 | language = German | publisher=transfermarkt ] and joined River Plate of Argentina.cite web | title = Elenco Atual | url=http://www.crvascodagama.com/?display=FUTEBOL-9 | accessdate = 2008-07-24 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama official website ] After four months playing for the club from Buenos Aires, Abubakar joined Brazilian club Internacional in 2006, through Argentine entrepreneur Marcelo Housemann, playing for the club's B team.

Bello-Osagie joined Rio de Janeiro-based club Vasco in December 2007, after being scouted by the former footballer Bismarck.cite web | title = Vasco contrata o nigeriano Abubakar | url=http://extra.globo.com/blogs/futebol/post.asp?cod_post=83616 | accessdate = 2008-07-24 | date=2007-12-11 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Extra Online ] On July 17, 2008, he stayed on the bench for the first time, against Goiás,cite web | title = Pressionado, Vasco tenta se recuperar no BR-08 diante do Goiás | url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2008/07/17/ult59u164285.jhtm | accessdate = 2008-07-26 | date=2008-07-17 | language = Portuguese | publisher=UOL Esporte ] playing his first professional league match as a Vasco player on July 20, 2008,cite web | title = Atlético-PR e Vasco jogam por seus técnicos e para fugir da crise | url=http://esporte.uol.com.br/futebol/ultimas/2008/07/20/ult59u164636.jhtm | accessdate = 2008-07-26 | date=2008-07-20 | language = Portuguese | publisher=UOL Esporte ] when his club was defeated by Atlético-PR 3-1 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.cite web | title = Ficha técnica: Atlético-PR 3 x 1 Vasco | url=http://www.gazetaesportiva.net/ge_noticias/bin/noticia.php?chid=114&nwid=280805 | accessdate = 2008-07-23 | date=2008-07-20 | language = Portuguese | publisher=Gazeta Esportiva ]

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