Osarimen Ebagua

Osarimen Giulio Ebagua (born 6 June 1986) is a Nigerian-Italian[1] footballer who plays as a forward.

Osarimen Ebagua
Ebagua in 2013
Personal information
Full name Osarimen Giulio Ebagua
Date of birth (1986-06-06) 6 June 1986
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1997–2005 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Casale 48 (11)
2007–2008 Novara 4 (0)
2008 → Pescara (loan) 3 (0)
2008–2009 Canavese 28 (11)
2009–2011 Varese 44 (19)
2011–2012 Torino 20 (3)
2012 → Catania (loan) 3 (0)
2012–2013 Varese 35 (17)
2013–2015 Spezia 48 (16)
2015 → Bari (loan) 16 (2)
2015 Como 18 (3)
2016 Vicenza 17 (5)
2016–2017 Pro Vercelli 19 (1)
2017 → Vicenza (loan) 3 (1)
2017–2018 Baniyas
2019–2020 Bisceglie 16 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020

Club career

Early career

Born in Nigeria, he moved to Italy with his father when he was one month old. He lived in Rome, and then Turin, later becoming an Italian citizen.[1] He started his professional career with Serie C2 side Casale, 60 km from Turin. He also played for Torino Berretti[2] and Primavera Team,[3] before being released in June 2005 after the old Torino went bankrupt. After the relegation of Casale, he joined Serie C2 side Portogruaro Summaga[1] but soon returned to Casale in Serie D. In the 2007–08 season, he left for another Piedmont club, Novara, but failed to play regularly in Serie C1. In January 2008, he left for a short spell with Serie C1 club Pescara. In July 2008, he joined Canavese.[4] He scored 11 goals for Canavese in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione.

Varese

In July 2009, he was signed by Varese along with fellow countrymen Wilfred Osuji 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 Varese to Serie B for this first time in 25 years.[5] 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.[6]

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 Cristian Pasquato from Juventus.

On 31 January 2012, he officially joined Serie A side Catania on loan from Torino for the rest of the season. The club was looking to add depth to their front line following the departure of Maxi López to Milan.

Bisceglie

After not playing in the 2018–19 season, on 9 August 2019 he signed with Serie C club Bisceglie.[7]

References
  1. "Intervista a Giulio Ebagua Osarimen". AS Varese 1910 (in Italian). 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 30 June 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  2. "Berretti Torino 2003/2004" (in Italian). Torino Calcio. Archived from the original on 21 May 2004.
  3. "Primavera 2004-2005" (in Italian). Torino Calcio. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004.
  4. "NEWS: OSARIMEN EBAGUA". Novara Calcio (in Italian). 18 July 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  5. "Tre nuovi giocatori al Varese 1910". AS Varese 1910 (in Italian). 7 July 2009. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
  6. Torino FC SpA Report and Accounts on 31 December 2011 (in Italian)
  7. "Ufficiale l'arrivo di Osarimen EBAGUA" (Press release) (in Italian). Bisceglie. 9 August 2019.
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