Illal Osumanu

Abdul Illal Osumanu (born 20 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defender for Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Championship.

Career

College and amateur career Osumanu first attended and played for the Charleston Golden Eagles in 2016. While there he was an instrumental player in a team that won an MEC Championship and played in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship, overall he made 17 appearances and scored one goal for the team. During his three years at Marshall University, Osumanu played in 59 games and scored two goals.

While playing in college, Osumanu further played for two teams in USL League Two, these teams were the West Virginia Chaos, now known as West Virginia Alliance FC, and the Michigan Bucks, now known as the Flint City Bucks. He made a total of 17 appearances for the Chaos, while making a further 9 appearances for the Bucks.

Union Omaha On March 2, 2020, it was announced that Osumanu had signed with Union Omaha and would begin his professional career with the club. After joining the club prior to the 2020 season, Osumanu made his debut for the club on 25 July 2020 against New England Revolution II.

Osumanu was a key contributor in Omaha's inaugural season, playing in 15 out of a 16 possible matches for the club. He started 14 of these matches helping the club to the 2020 USL League One Championship game, however, this match was cancelled due to a COVID-19 outbreak among Omaha's team. On December 3, 2020, Omaha announced that Osumanu would remain with the club for the 2021 USL League One season.

Pittsburgh Riverhounds On 5 April 2023, Osumanu signed a one-year deal with USL Championship side Pittsburgh Riverhounds. After waiting 3 months before his first appearance, Osumanu would get into the Team of the Week after scoring a goal to win the Riverhounds the match against San Diego Loyal SC, 2-1.

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Personal On 2 June 2021, Osumanu was named among nine people in an indictment charging them with defrauding 200 people out of at least $2.5 million. Osumanu was charged with six counts; two mail fraud charges, two wire-fraud charges, one money-laundering charge, and a charge of receiving stolen money. Osumanu is alleged to have “participated in a series of romance and other online scams designed to coerce vulnerable victims into sending money to various bank accounts controlled by them".