Wilson Oruma

Wilson Oruma (born 30 December 1976) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent most of his career in France.

Club career Oruma was born in Warri, Nigeria. He arrived at RC Lens from Bendel Insurance in 1994. A season after being loaned to Nancy, After representing Nigeria at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, he moved to Turkish side Samsunspor, and the 2008–09 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. after a season with Greek club Kavala.

International career Oruma was part of the Nigeria under-17 team which won the 1993 FIFA U-17 World Championships, captaining his side 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,

Personal life In 2018, Oruma suffered emotional disorder as a result of how he was reportedly duped by an unknown pastor. He was broke and 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 Oruma eventually lost a whopping sum, close to N2 billion to an investment.

Oruma holds Nigerian and French nationalities.

Honours Lens Ligue 1: 1997–98

Sochaux Coupe de la Ligue: 2004

Marseille UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2005

Guingamp Coupe de France: 2009

Nigeria FIFA U-17 World Cup: 1993 Olympic Gold Medal: 1996