King Osanga
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | King Moses Osanga | ||
| Date of birth | { | ||
| Place of birth | Jos, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Plateau United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Akwa United | 56 | (21) |
| 2009–2010 | Heartland F.C. | 34 | (11) |
| 2010–2012 | Étoile Sportive du Sahel | 42 | (18) |
| 2011 | → Al-Nasr Benghazi (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2011 | → Kaduna United (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Sochaux | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | White Star Bruxelles | 13 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Shooting Stars | ||
| 2016–2017 | Ifeanyi Ubah F.C. | ||
| 2017– | Plateau United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Nigeria U-17 | 20 | (4) |
| 2009 | Nigeria U-20 | 22 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2018 | |||
King Moses Osanga (born 6 October 1990[2]) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Osanga was born in Jos, Nigeria.[3] He began his career in the youth side of Akwa United F.C.,[4] who were in 2007 promoted to the Nigeria Premier League.[5]
On 28 July 2009, Osanga joined league rivals Heartland F.C.[6] and returned after the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup to Heartland to play in the 2009 CAF Champions League final against TP Mazembe.[7] Despite losing the Final on away goals, he received the Pepsi MVP Award.[8]
In late November 2009 he was linked with a move to Tunisian club Étoile Sportive du Sahel, where he signed on 4 March 2010.[9] After nine months, he left Etoile[10] and signed for Libyan club Al-Ahly Benghazi, but after the 2011 Libyan civil war began he was loaned to Kaduna United F.C.[11]
Osanga moved to Europe, playing for White Star Bruxelles in the Belgian Second Division. He signed with French side Sochaux in early 2012.[12]
He returned to Nigeria and played for Ifeanyi Ubah of Nnewi before moving to Plateau in October 2017.[13]