King Moses Osanga (born 6 October 1990) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Career

Osanga was born in Jos, Nigeria. He began his career in the youth side of Akwa United F.C., who were in 2007 promoted to the Nigeria Premier League.

King Osanga

On 28 July 2009, Osanga joined league rivals Heartland F.C. and returned after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup to Heartland to play in the 2009 CAF Champions League final against TP Mazembe. Despite losing the Final on away goals, he received the Pepsi MVP Award.

King Osanga

In late November 2009 he was linked with a move to Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel, where he signed on 4 March 2010. After nine months, he left Etoile and signed for Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, but after the 2011 Libyan civil war began he was loaned to Kaduna United F.C.

King Osanga

Osanga moved to Europe, playing for White Star Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division. He signed with French side Sochaux in early 2012.

He returned to Nigeria and played for Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi before moving to Plateau in October 2017.

International career

He was member of the Nigeria national under-17 football team at the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea and the Nigeria national under-20 football team at 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt. He was called up to the senior team for the first time in August 2010 for a friendly in South Korea.

Honours

2009: Pepsi MVP Award CAF Champions League

References

1990 births

Living people

Footballers from Jos

Men's association football forwards

Nigerian men's footballers

Nigeria men's under-20 international footballers

Challenger Pro League players

Akwa United F.C. players

Heartland F.C. players

Étoile Sportive du Sahel players

Al-Nasr SC (Benghazi) players

FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players

RWS Bruxelles players

Nigerian expatriate men's footballers

Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia

Expatriate men's footballers in France

Expatriate men's footballers in Tunisia

Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium

Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in France

Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium

Libyan Premier League players