Abubakar Bello-Osagie
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Abubakar Bello-Osagie commonly known as Abubakar or Abu, is a Nigeria
n football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Qormi.
, Edo State
, in 2005, he left Bendel Insurance of his home city of Benin, and joined River Plate
in Argentina. After four months playing for the club from Buenos Aires
, Abubakar joined Brazilian club Internacional
in 2006, through Argentine entrepreneur Marcelo Housemann, playing for the club's B team.
Bello-Osagie joined Rio de Janeiro
-based club Vasco in December 2007, after being scouted by the former footballer Bismarck
. On July 17, 2008, he stayed on the bench for the first time, against Goiás
, playing his first professional league match as a Vasco player on July 20, 2008, when his club was defeated by Atlético-PR
3-1 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
. He played four Série A matches in 2008, without scoring a goal. Abu signed on April 29, 2009 for Caxias
.
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Qormi.
Career
Born in Benin CityBenin City
Benin City, is a city and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria. It is a city approximately twenty-five miles north of the Benin River. It is situated 200 miles by road east of Lagos...
, Edo State
Edo State
Edo State is an inland state in central southern Nigeria. Its capital is Benin City. It is bounded in the north and east by Kogi State, in the south by Delta State and in the west by Ondo State.-History:...
, in 2005, he left Bendel Insurance of his home city of Benin, and joined River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
in Argentina. After four months playing for the club from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Abubakar joined Brazilian club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional
Sport Club Internacional is a Brazilian football team and multi-sport club from Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, founded on April 4, 1909, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Cruzeiro. They play in red shirts, white shorts and...
in 2006, through Argentine entrepreneur Marcelo Housemann, playing for the club's B team.
Bello-Osagie joined Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
-based club Vasco in December 2007, after being scouted by the former footballer Bismarck
Bismarck Barreto Faria
Bismarck Barreto Faria, best known as Bismarck is a former Brazilian football player.-Career:...
. On July 17, 2008, he stayed on the bench for the first time, against Goiás
Goiás Esporte Clube
Goiás Esporte Clube, also known as Goiás, is a Brazilian football team in Goiânia, Goiás state. It is one of the largest clubs of the Central-Western part of Brazil and they won the 'Série B once.Its main rival is Vila Nova...
, playing his first professional league match as a Vasco player on July 20, 2008, when his club was defeated by Atlético-PR
Clube Atlético Paranaense
Clube Atlético Paranaense is a Brazilian football team from Curitiba in Paraná, founded on March 26, 1924. The club won the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A in 2001.-History:...
3-1 at Arena da Baixada, Curitiba
Curitiba
Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
, for the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A
The Campeonato Brasileiro de Clubes da Série A , popularly known as the Brasileirão , is a professional football league at the top of the Brazilian football league system held annually since 1959. Contested by twenty clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Série B...
. He played four Série A matches in 2008, without scoring a goal. Abu signed on April 29, 2009 for Caxias
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul
Sociedade Esportiva e Recreativa Caxias do Sul, also known as Caxias, is a Brazilian football team in Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul.Together with Juventude, it is one of the biggest teams of Rio Grande do Sul state, losing only the Internacional and Grêmio.-History:Caxias was founded on April...
.