- Wilson Oruma
Football player infobox
playername = "Wilson ORUMA"
fullname = Wilson Oruma
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|12|30
cityofbirth = Warri
countryofbirth =Nigeria
height = height|m=1.74
weight =
currentclub = Guingamp
clubnumber = 10
position = Midfielder
years = 1993-1994
1994-1998
1996-1997
1998-1999
1999-2000
2000-2002
2002-2005
2005-2008
2008-
clubs =Bendel Insurance
Lens
Nancy (loan)Samsunspor
Nîmes
Servette
Sochaux
Marseille
Guingamp
caps(goals) = - (-)
42 (2)
22 (0)
21 (4)
25 (2)
49 (12)
77 (6)
56 (3)
0 (0)
nationalyears = 1995-
nationalteam = Nigeria
nationalcaps(goals) = 17 (3)
pcupdate =June 9 ,2008
ntupdate =August 28 ,2006 MedalTopWilson Oruma (born
December 30 ,1976 inWarri ,Nigeria ) is a footballmidfielder fromNigeria . He is currently at Guingamp after signing a 1-year contract on the 15th August 2008. [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Guingamp website (in French) | date= | publisher= | url =http://www.eaguingamp.com/v2_finale.php?nb=2911&&rub=flash | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-15 | language = ]He became the tournament top goalscorer when Nigeria won the 1993
FIFA U-17 World Championship s. 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 the1998 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 byRC Lens in 1994, he was eventually loaned out to various clubs before moving toGeneva 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.
Playing career
*1993 - Bendel Insurance
*1994 - Bendel Insurance
*1994/95 - Lens (21/2)
*1995/96 - Lens (14/0)
*1996/97 - Nancy (22/2)
*1997/98 - Lens (7/0)
*1998/99 -Samsunspor (21/4)
*1999/00 - Nimes (25/2)
*2000/01 - Servette (19/7)
*2001/02 - Servette (31/5)
*2002/03 - Sochaux (28/3)
*2003/04 - Sochaux (24/1)
*2004/05 - Sochaux (25/2)
*2005/08 - Olympique Marseille
*2008 -Cardiff City FC - Trial
*2008/09 - Guingamp (0/0)References
* [http://www.nigerianplayers.com/player.asp?pID=139 Nigerian Players]
* [http://www.cardiffcityfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10335~1359171,00.html]
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