Usman Sale

Nigerian footballer

Usman SalePersonal information

Full name|  Usman Sani Hassan Sale[1]
Date of birth|  (1995-08-27) 27 August 1995 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth|  Jos, Nigeria[1]
Height|  1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Winger[1]
Team information

Current team

|  Duhok
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2014–2016|  Wikki Tourists|  |
2016–2019|  Viking|  41|  (4)
2020–2021|  KuPS|  23|  (3)
2021|  → AC Oulu (loan)|  15|  (1)
2022–2023|  PEPO|  6|  (0)
2023|  Al-Naft|  |
2023|  Al-Safa|  4|  (0)
2023–|  Duhok|  |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2021

Usman Sani Hassan Sale (born 27 August 1995) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a winger for Iraqi club Duhok.[2]

## Career

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Sale signed for Viking FK on a four-year deal in January 2016 together with fellow countryman Aniekpeno Udo.[3] He scored his first goal for the club against Bodø/Glimt in the 29th round of the 2016 season.[4] In October 2019, Sale's contract with Viking was terminated.[5]

In December 2019, Sale signed for Veikkausliiga side Kuopion Palloseura.[6]

## Career statistics

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As of match played 11 May 2021
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Continental  | Total

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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Viking | 2016[7] | Eliteserien | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 1
2017[7] | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0
2018[7] | 1\. divisjon | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 2
2019[7] | Eliteserien  | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 1
Total  | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 48 | 4
KuPS | 2020[8] | Veikkausliiga | 19 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3
2021[8] | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1
Total  | 22 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 4
Career total  | 63 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 82 | 8

## Honours

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Viking[8]

* 1\. divisjon: 2018
* Norwegian Football Cup: 2019

### Individual

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* Veikkausliiga Breakthrough of the Year: 2020

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Usman Sale at WorldFootball.net
2. ^ "AC Oulu | Vielä yksi uusi vahvistus - hyökkääjä Usman Sale saapuu Kuopiosta".
3. ^ "Begge nigerianerne er klare for Viking". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
4. ^ "Trond Olsen: – Vi har kniven på strupen". ABC Nyheter (in Norwegian). 30 October 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
5. ^ "Usman Sale og Viking enige - nå er han ferdig i klubben". www.aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
6. ^ "Kuopion Palloseura ja Usman Sale pelaajasopimukseen". www.kups.fi (in Finnish). KuPS. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
7. ^ a b c d Usman Sale at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
8. ^ a b c Usman Sale at Soccerway

## External links

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* Profile for Veikkausliiga

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals