Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni (born 19 September 1991) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.[2]

Ganiyu Oseni
Personal information
Full name Ganiyu Bolayi Oseni
Date of birth (1991-09-19) 19 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Osogbo, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
2000–2007[1] Prime
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Prime
2008Esperance Tunis (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2009CSKA Moscow (loan) 0 (0)
2010–2013 Esperance Tunis
2011–2012Kien Giang (loan) 45 (20)
2013Hoang Anh Gia Lai (loan) 19 (10)
2013–2014 Kahramanmaraşspor 9 (7)
2014 Long An 11 (6)
2015 Becamex Binh Dương 3 (1)
2015–2017 Can Tho 39 (14)
2017 Long An 11 (3)
2017–2019 Hanoi FC 53 (41)
2020 Ararat Yerevan 8 (0)
2020 Kazma 0 (0)
2021–2022 Oman Club
2022 Song Lam Nghe An 21 (6)
2023 Binh Dinh 1 (0)
International career
2007 Nigeria U-17 6 (3)
2011 Nigeria U-23 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2011

Career

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In his native Nigeria, Oseni started his career at Prime. He had a trial with Esperance Tunis on 29 March 2008[3] and played two CLP-1 games.[4] He returned to Prime and was loaned out on 2 August 2008 to CSKA Moscow,[5] after a successful trial in July 2008.[6] In January 2009, he joined CSKA on permanent transfer[7] but left his club on 4 December 2009 for trials in Tunisia. He signed on 7 December 2009 a three-and-a-half-year contract with his former club Esperance.[8]

He went on loan to Kiên Giang in Vietnam in March 2011.[9]

In October 2012, Oseni play for Hoang Anh Gia Lai of the V-League.

In April 2014, Oseni made his return to Vietnam when he signed with V.League 1 side Đồng Tâm Long An.[10]

On 29 February 2020, he moved to the Armenian Premier League side Ararat Yerevan.[11] In mid-August, he moved to Kuwaiti club Kazma SC, which he played for until his contract was terminated on 7 October 2020.[12] At the end of December 2020, he signed a deal with Omani side Oman Club.[13]

International career

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In the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea, Oseni played 6 matches and scored one goal as Nigeria won the tournament.[14] He was called up for the Nigeria U-23 All Africa Games qualifier in April 2011[15] and scored a brace in the 6–1 win over Liberia.

Honours

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Hanoi FC

Nigeria U17

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Ганию Осени, нападающий - Sports.ru" (in Russian).
  2. ^ "Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni - Nigeria | Player Profile". Nigeriasoccernet. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  3. ^ "Oseni on Trials at Esperance of Tunisia". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  4. ^ L'Espérance de Tunis recrute l'attaquant ivoirien Oussou Konan
  5. ^ "PFC CSKA sign Oseni". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
  6. ^ "CSKA Eye Oseni Capture". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  7. ^ Chidi Odiah: Super Eagles will make Nigerians Proud
  8. ^ Ganiyu Bolaji Oseni nouvelle recrue
  9. ^ Esperence dump Oseni in Vietnam[usurped]
  10. ^ "Long An signs on three new players".
  11. ^ "ՊԱՇՏՈՆԱԿԱՆ". 29 February 2020.
  12. ^ رسميًّا.. كاظمة يضم الحبيتر بشكل نهائي, greentidekw.com, 7 October 2020
  13. ^ Philip Ackah picks assist in Al Suwaiq heavy away victory over Oman Club Archived 2021-02-21 at the Wayback Machine, sportsafric.com, 13 February 2021
  14. ^ "FIFA Tournaments - Ganiyu OSENI". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016.
  15. ^ Okpako gets U-23 callup Archived 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
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