Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (born 6 June 1986) is a Nigerian professional

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who plays as a

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for club Città di Varese.

Club career

Early career

Born in Nigeria, he moved to Italy with his father when he was one month old. He lived in

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, and then

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, later becoming an

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citizen. He started his professional career with Serie C2 side Casale, 60 km from Turin. He also played for

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Berretti and Primavera Team, before being released in June 2005 after the old Torino went bankrupt. After the relegation of Casale, he joined Serie C2 side Portogruaro Summaga but soon returned to Casale in

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. In the 2007–08 season, he left for another

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club,

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, but failed to play regularly in Serie C1. In January 2008, he left for a short spell with Serie C1 club

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. In July 2008, he joined

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. He scored 11 goals for

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Varese

In July 2009, he was signed by

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along with fellow countrymen

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and Kingsley Umunegbu. His first season with the club eventually proved to be very successful. Ebagua went on to make 27 league appearances and scoring 12 goals, contributing to the return of

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for this first time in 25 years. Following a successful first season with the club, Ebagua continued his goal scoring displays in the 2010–11 Serie B campaign as he would help guide the club to a promotion play-off spot with his 12 goals in 30 matches. Varese eventually lost in their quest for two-consecutive promotions, and Ebagua was eventually sold to Serie B rivals Torino F.C. in co-ownership deal for €1.2 million cash plus half of Gaetano Carrieri in June 2011.

Torino

In his first five months with his new club, Ebagua failed to replicate his form from Varese, and managed just 3 goals in 20 league appearances. He was subsequently loaned out in the 2012 winter transfer window following the arrival of

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from

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. On 31 January 2012, he officially joined Serie A side

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on loan from

for the rest of the season. The club was looking to add depth to their front line following the departure of

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Bisceglie

After not playing in the 2018–19 season, on 9 August 2019 he signed with

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club

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Città di Varese

On 23 January 2021, Ebagua joined Serie D side Città di Varese.

References

External links

Profile at AIC.Football.it
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ebagua, Osarimen 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Benin City Nigerian footballers Nigerian emigrants to Italy Naturalised citizens of Italy Association football forwards Torino F.C. players Casale F.B.C. players Novara F.C. players Delfino Pescara 1936 players F.C. Canavese players S.S.D. Varese Calcio players Catania S.S.D. players Spezia Calcio players S.S.C. Bari players Como 1907 players L.R. Vicenza players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Baniyas Club players A.S. Bisceglie Calcio 1913 players A.S.D. Città di Varese players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Serie D players UAE First Division League players Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates