Umar Bashiru

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Umar Basiru

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| years3 = 2020–

| clubs3 = Karela United

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| fullname = Umar Basiru

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|07|10|df=y}}

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = Ethiopian Nigd Bank ( CBE)

| clubnumber = 26

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| years1 = 2015–2018

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| clubs1 = WAFA

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| nationalteam1 = Black Galaxies

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| years2 = 2018–2019

| clubs2 = Asante Kotoko

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| clubs4 = Ethiopian Medhin

| years5 = 2023/2024

| clubs5 = Ethiopian Nigd Bank

| years4 = 2022/2023

| caps5 = 30

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Umar Bashiru (born 10 July 1997) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Ethiopian Premier League side [[Ethiopian

Nigd Bank ( CBE) FC]],{{Cite web|title=The ultimate 18-team Ghana Premier League season guide 2020/21 - MyJoyOnline.com|url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/the-ultimate-18-team-ghana-premier-league-season-guide-2020-21/|access-date=2021-02-07|website=www.myjoyonline.com|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Association|first=Ghana Football|title=Techiman Eleven Wonders vs Karela United FC – Preview|url=https://www.ghanafa.org/techiman-eleven-wonders-vs-karela-united-fc-preview|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.ghanafa.org|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Karela United FC ace Umar Bashiru sets sight on move to Europe|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/karela-united-fc-ace-umar-bashiru-sets-sight-on-move-to-europe|access-date=2021-02-08|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-13|title=2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Karela United’s Umar Basiru bags second MoTM gong after victory over King Faisal|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/2020-21-ghana-premier-league-karela-uniteds-umar-bashiru-bags-second-motm-gong-after-victory-over-king-faisal|access-date=2021-02-08|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-12-15|title=2020/21 Ghana Premier League: Our focus is to escape relegation, not on league title- Umar Basiru|url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/2020-21-ghana-premier-league-our-focus-is-to-escape-relegation-not-on-league-title-umar-basiru|access-date=2021-02-08|website=GhanaSoccernet|language=en}}

Career

Bashiru started his professional career with for West African Football Academy (WAFA) in 2015. He went on to play for them and serve as club captain till he moved to Kumasi-based club Asante Kotoko SC.{{Cite web|last=Osman|first=Abdul Wadudu|date=2020-04-16|title=Former Asante Kotoko midfielder Umar Bashiru joins Karela United|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/04/16/former-asante-kotoko-midfielder-umar-bashiru-joins-kareal-united/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200526161605/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2020/04/16/former-asante-kotoko-midfielder-umar-bashiru-joins-kareal-united/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=26 May 2020|access-date=2021-02-08|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}} He played for the club for 2 seasons till he moved to Karela United as a free agent ahead of the 2020–21 season after terminating his contract with Asante Kotoko before the commencement of the 2019–20 season.{{Cite web|title=Former Kotoko midfielder Umar Bashiru joins Karela United|url=https://mobile.ghanaguardian.com/former-kotoko-midfielder-umar-bashiru-joins-karela-united|access-date=2021-02-08|website=The Ghana Guardian News|language=en}}

References

External links

{{Soccerway|umar-bashiru/435969}}

Category:1997 births

Category:Living people

Category:Ghanaian men's footballers

Category:Ghana Premier League players

Category:Men's association football midfielders

Category:West African Football Academy players

Category:Asante Kotoko S.C. players

Category:Karela United FC players

Category:Ghanaian Muslims

Category:21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen