Aminu Umar
Nigerian footballer
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Aminu Umar (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Uzbekistan Super League club Mash'al and the Nigeria national football team.
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Umar at the 2016 Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aminu Umar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Abuja, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mash'al | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Wikki Tourists | 10 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Samsunspor | 45 | (8) |
| 2015–2019 | Osmanlıspor | 101 | (22) |
| 2018–2019 | → Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 31 | (6) |
| 2019–2022 | Çaykur Rizespor | 44 | (4) |
| 2023 | Bodrumspor | 16 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Tuzlaspor | 17 | (2) |
| 2025– | Mash'al | 14 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Nigeria U20 | 16 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | Nigeria | 4 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 May 2016 | |||
Club career
Wikki Tourists
In 2012–2013 season Umar scored one league goal for Wikki Tourists in the Nigeria Premier League the top league of Nigerian football.[3][4]
Samsunspor
Umar joined Turkish club Samsunspor from Wikki Tourists in the 2013 summer transfer season at age 18.[5] 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.[6][7] Umar had his contract terminated after three months without pay.[8]
Osmanslıspor
On 10 January 2015, Umar joined promotion-seeker rival Osmanslıspor on a free transfer, signing a 3.5 years contract.[9] In the 2016–17 season, he made his debut in continental competition on 21 July 2016, scoring a hattrick against Moldovan side Zimbru during the Europa League qualifiers.[10] Osmanlıspor made it to the group stage of the competition, where Umar netted a goal in the first match against FCSB in a 2–0 victory.[11]
Loan to Rizespor
On 27 July 2018, Umar joined recently promoted club Çaykur Rizespor on a one-year loan.[12]
Rizespor
On 4 September 2019, Umar permanently joined Çaykur Rizespor after helping them avoid relegation, signing a three-year contract.[13] He had an anterior cruciate ligament injury that sidelined him for the 2020–21 season.[14]
Bodrumspor
On 12 January 2023, second division side Bodrumspor announced the signing of Umar on a free transfer, until the end of the season.[15]
Tuzlaspor
On 15 September 2023, Umar joined Tuzlaspor on a free transfer.[16]
International career
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.[17] He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics.[18] Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.
Career statistics
- As of 11 October 2023[19]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Samsunspor | 2013–14 | TFF First League | 36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 7 | |
| 2014–15 | TFF First League | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | ||
| Osmanlıspor | 2014–15 | TFF First League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 28 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | |
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 39 | 9 | |
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 31 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| Total | 101 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 119 | 27 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 75 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 10 | ||
| Bodrumspor | 2022–23 | TFF First League | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
| Tuzlaspor | 2023–24 | TFF First League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 238 | 42 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 261 | 47 | ||
Honours
Nigeria U23
