Wilson Oruma

Wilson Oruma Biography / Profile

Wilson Oruma was born on December 30th 1976 in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria. He is a retired ptofessional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Wilson Oruma Age

Wilson Oruma is 47 years old.

Wilson Oruma Career

Oruma played most of his career in France, after arriving at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in 1994. A season after being loaned to Nancy, he returned to Lens and played seven matches during their 1997/1998 Ligue 1 title campaign. After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor, returning to France one year later to play for Nîmes. In 2000, he was transferred to Swiss side Servette, playing two season before coming back to France again, where he played until 2009 for Sochaux, Marseille and Guingamp, winning the 2003/2004 Coupe de la Ligue with Sochaux and the 2008/2009 Coupe de France with Guingamp, despite them being a Ligue 2 club at the time. He was handed a trial by Cardiff City - a club based in Wales but who play in the English football league system – in the summer of 2008 and scored in a 2–2 pre-season friendly at Chasetown, but was not awarded a contract due to a lack of fitness. He retired from professional football in 2010 after a season with Greek club AO Kavala.

Oruma was part of the Nigeria U-17 team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships, captaining his side and becoming the tournament's top goalscorer with six goals. He played 19 times international matches over 11 years for Nigeria and was part of the team that participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he scored in the only appearance he made in the tournament against Paraguay. He also was part of the squad that won the Olympic gold medal in 1996, a year after he debuted for Nigeria, and also a member of the Nigerian squad at the 2002 and 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, finishing both competitions at third place.

Wilson Oruma Personal Life

In January 2018, Oruma who is now broke, was found in a status of mental disorder six years after he was reportedly defrauded by a clergyman and some fake oil businessmen. It was learnt that he eventually lost a whopping sum of N1.2 billion to an investment. He was later offered a job as assistant coach in one of the national teams.