Osas Marvellous Ikpefua (born 23 October 1986), better known as Osas Saha, is a former

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who last played as a

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for Liga 1 club

Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang. They currently compete in the Liga 1. Their nicknames are ''Pen ...

. Born in Nigeria, he represented

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at international level. With his partner, Osas just launched his new venture, Global Sportainment Network, on 12 March 2022 in front of the South Jakarta Mayor in Indonesia and Foreign Ambassadors from Japan, Italy, Spain, Seychelles, Algeria, The United States and France. Although he has started his Sport business, he is still willing to continue his career as a professional footballer.

Club career

Persija Jakarta

He was signed for

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'; abbreviated as Persija), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most suc ...

to play in Liga 1 in 2018 season. Osas made his debut on 6 July 2018 in a match against

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar'; abbreviated as PSM) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , making it the oldest ...

. On 6 July 2018, Osas scored his first goal in the 52nd minute at the

Sultan Agung Stadium Sultan Agung Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Bantul, Indonesia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is used as the home venue for Persiba Bantul of the Liga Indonesia. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000. The stadium was buil ...

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TIRA-Persikabo

In 2019, Osas signed a year contract with

TIRA-Persikabo Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, that competes in Liga 1. History This club started from an initiative to part ...

. He made his league debut on 18 May 2019 in a match against Badak Lampung. On 29 June 2019, Osas scored his first goal for TIRA-Persikabo against Arema in the 26th minute at the

Gajayana Stadium Gajayana Stadium (Stadion Gajayana) is a multi-purpose stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Gajayana Stadium is the oldest stadium in Indonesia. This stadium began to become the center of the city in 1924 until 1926. Then in the early 1990s ...

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PSM Makassar

He was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the 2020 season. Osas made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a match against

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...

. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the

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. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.

Bhayangkara Solo

In 2021, Osas signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Bhayangkara Solo.

PSG Pati

In 2021, Osas signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 2 club

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. He made his league debut on 11 October against

Persijap Jepara Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jepara, also known as Persijap is an Indonesian football club based in Jepara, Central Java. After winning 2019 Liga 3, they compete in the Liga 2. Their nickname is ''Laskar Kalinyamat'' (Kalinyamat Warriors) and ' ...

. On 25 October 2021, Osas scored his first goal for PSG Pati against Hizbul Wathan in the 61st minute at the

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Persita Tengerang

Osas was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. He made his league debut on 7 August 2022 in a match against Dewa United at the

Indomilk Arena Indomilk Arena (formerly Benteng Taruna Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kelapa Dua, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It is used as the home venue for Persita Tangerang of Liga Indonesia The Indonesian football league system is a series ...

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International career

He made his debut for the

in the

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against

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on 10 September 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International appearances

Honours

Persija Jakarta * Liga 1:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saha, Osas 1986 births Living people Sportspeople from Warri Indonesian footballers Indonesia men's international footballers Nigerian footballers Nigerian emigrants to Indonesia Indonesian people of Nigerian descent PSDS Deli Serdang players KF Elbasani players PSAP Sigli players PSMS Medan players Persepam Madura Utama players Putra Samarinda F.C. players Persiram Raja Ampat players Semen Padang F.C. players Perseru Serui players Penang F.C. players Persija Jakarta players Persikabo 1973 players PSM Makassar players Bhayangkara F.C. players PSG Pati players Persita Tangerang players Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate footballers in Albania Expatriate footballers in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Liga 2 (Indonesia) players Kategoria Superiore players Malaysia Super League players Men's association football forwards Nigerian expatriate footballers Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Albania Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Nigerian expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Naturalised citizens of Indonesia