Ganiyu Oseni
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Ganiyu Bolayi Oseni is a Nigeria
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 striker, who currently plays for Kienlong Bank Kiên Giang
Kien Giang F.C.
Kienlongbank Kiên Giang is a Vietnamese professional football club, based in Rạch Giá, Kiên Giang Province, that plays in the V-League. Founded as Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang before changing its name after the team was sold to Kien Long Bank...

 on loan from Esperance Tunis.

Career

In his native Nigeria, Oseni started his career at Prime F.C.
Prime F.C.
Prime Football Club is a Nigerian football club, in the town of Oshogbo, in Osun State. They play in the second level of professional football in Nigeria, the Nigeria National League after relegation from the Nigeria Premier League in 2008....

. He had a trial with Esperance Tunis on 29 March 2008 and played two CLP-1
Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1
The CLP-1 or "Championnat de la Ligue Professionnelle 1" is the top division of the Fédération Tunisienne de Football. It was created in 1921.-History:...

 games. He returned to Prime and was loaned out on August 2, 2008 to CSKA Moscow, after a successful trial in July 2008. In January 2009, he CSKA joined on permanent transfer but left his club on 4 December 2009 for trials in Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

. He signed on 7 December 2009 a three-and-a-half year contract with his former club Esperance.

He went on loan to Kienlong Bank Kiên Giang
Kien Giang F.C.
Kienlongbank Kiên Giang is a Vietnamese professional football club, based in Rạch Giá, Kiên Giang Province, that plays in the V-League. Founded as Nguyễn Hoàng Kiên Giang before changing its name after the team was sold to Kien Long Bank...

 in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

 in March 2011.

Position

Oseni is an Attacker and plays as Right forward or Left forward.

International career

He represented his homeland in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 was held in the Korea Republic between 18 August and 9 September 2007. For this event, the number of teams had been expanded from 16 to 24, with the top two of each group and the four best third-place teams advancing to the Round of 16...

 in the Korea Republic, played 6 games and shot one goal for the world champions.

He was called up for the Nigeria U-23 All Africa Games qualifier in April 2011 and scored a brace in the 6-1 win over Liberia
Liberia national football team
The Liberia national football team, nicknamed the Lone Stars, is the national team of Liberia and is controlled by the Liberia Football Association. Although the country produced the 1995 FIFA World Player of the Year, George Weah, they have never reached the World Cup finals...

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