Aminu Umar
Umar at the 2016 Olympics
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Aminu Umar | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
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Current team
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Osmanlıspor | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Wikki Tourists | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Samsunspor | 45 | (8) |
| 2015– | Osmanlıspor | 61 | (14) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (6) |
| 2016– | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2016 |
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Aminu Umar (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian football striker who currently plays for the Turkish club Osmanlıspor and the national team.
In 2012–2013 season Umar has scored one league goal for Wikki Tourists in the Nigeria Premier League the top league of Nigerian football.
Umar joined Turkish club Samsunspor from Wikki Tourists in the 2013 summer transfer season at age 18. 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.
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. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.
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