Aminu Umar (born 6 March 1995) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a winger for

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Club career

Wikki Tourists

In 2012–2013 season Umar scored one league goal for

Wikki Tourists Wikki Tourists Football Club is a Nigerian football club based in Bauchi, and currently playing in the Nigeria Premier league after promotion from the second-tier Nigeria National League after the 2014 season.Sponsor is Bauchi State Government ...

in the

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the top league of Nigerian football.

Samsunspor

Umar joined

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club

Samsunspor Samsunspor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.

from

in the 2013 summer transfer season at age 18. 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 Ekigho Ehiosun (born 25 June 1990) is a Nigerian football striker who plays for Hapoel Acre. Club career Ehiosun was born in Warri. He moved from Delta United to fellow Delta State team Warri Wolves in 2008. He scored ten goals in 2009-10 to ...

International career

Umar has played for the

Nigeria national under-20 football team The Nigerian men's national under-20 football team represents Nigeria in men's international football also known as the Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed the ''Flying Eagles.'' The Flying Eagles is the youth team for the national soccer in Nigeria. ...

. He was the leading scorer in the 2013 African youth championship with four goals and scored twice at the

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finals in Turkey. He was selected by Nigeria for their 35-man provisional squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Umar scored the second goal against Denmark that send Nigeria to the semi-final of Rio 2016 Olympic games.

Honours

Nigeria U23 *

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Aminu Umar
* 1995 births People from Abuja Living people Nigerian footballers Nigeria under-20 international footballers Nigeria international footballers Association football forwards Wikki Tourists F.C. players Samsunspor footballers Ankaraspor footballers Çaykur Rizespor footballers Süper Lig players TFF First League players Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers of Nigeria Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Nigeria Olympic medalists in football African Games bronze medalists for Nigeria African Games medalists in football Competitors at the 2015 African Games Nigerian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey {{Nigeria-footy-forward-stub