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Which team did the player Osayamen Osawe belong to from 2012 to 2013?
Osayamen Osawe Osayamen Osawe ( born 13 September 1993 ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for KFC Uerdingen . In addition to holding his Nigerian Citizenship , Osawe also holds British citizenship . Career . Career in England . Born in Benin City , Nigeria , Osawe moved to England and raised in Manchester , England , where he grew up in Cheetham Hill . He was previously at Manchester City Academy before joining Blackburn Rovers on a two–year contract in 2010 , where he progressed through the academy and the reserve team . He made his first appearance for Blackburns first team when he appeared on the substitute bench in a pre-season friendly against Accrington Stanley in July 2011 . A year later , on 26 October 2012 , Osawe joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan deal . Three days later , on 29 October 2012 , he made his Accrington Stanley debut , coming on as a substitute for Will Hatfield in the 59th minutes , in a 1–0 win over Bristol Rovers . After making two more appearance , he returned to his parent club . On 30 January 2013 , Osawe was loaned out again when he joined Hyde on a one-month loan deal . He made his Hyde debut on 2 February 2013 , where he played 17 minutes in the match , as Hyde lost 2–1 to Woking . He made only one further appearance before returning to his parent club . At the end of the season , he was released by the club . On 9 August 2013 , Osawe signed for Southport following his release from Blackburn Rovers . He made his Southport , where he came on as a substitute for Paul Rutherford in the 88th minutes , in a 1–0 win over Luton Town . He scored his first Southport goal on 31 August 2013 , in a 1–0 win over Aldershot Town , followed up by scoring in the next game on 7 September 2013 , in a 4–1 loss against Tamworth . He played 41 first team games and scoring some important goals , including adding four more goals later in the season against Alfreton Town , Grimsby Town , Dartford and Macclesfield Town . Hallescher FC . After a season at Southport , Osawe moved abroad to Germany when he signed for Hallescher FC on a two–year contract in July 2014 . He previously went on a trial at Halle and impressed the clubs management that convinced him a contract . Upon moving abroad , he admitted hesitant to move to Germany because he was on his own , but managed to overcome the fear . Osawe made his Halle debut in the opening game of the season , in a 3–0 loss against Chemnitzer FC on 26 July 2014 . Seven days later , on 2 August 2014 , he scored his first goals , in a 5–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld . However , he suffered a goal drought for the most part of the season until he scored his first goal since August on 14 March 2015 , in a 3–1 win over Energie Cottbus . He scored four more league goals against Rot-Weiß Erfurt , Holstein Kiel , Jahn Regensburg and 1 . FSV Mainz 05 II . Osawe also scored twice in the final of Saxony-Anhalt Cup , in a 6–0 win over VfL Halle 1896 . In his first season at Hallescher FC , he made thirty–two appearance and scored seven times . As Osawe became the clubs fan favourite among supporters , the club started open a contract negotiation with Osawe . He then scored his first goal of the season on 16 August 2015 , in a 2–1 loss against FC Magdeburg . By September , he added two more goals against Stuttgart and Rot-Weiß Erfurt . Osawe scored his first hat–trick of his professional career , in a 6–2 win over Werder Bremen II , which followed up when he scored two goals in two matches against Chemnitzer and Fortuna Köln He added two more goals against Holstein Kiel and Sonnenhof Großaspach . He , once again , scored and set up a goal , in the final of Saxony-Anhalt Cup , in a 2–1 win over FC Magdeburg . 1 . FC Kaiserslautern . In May , Osawe signed a pre-contract agreement with 2 . Bundesliga outfit 1 . FC Kaiserslautern . He was previously linked with a move to Paderborn and Ingolstadt 04 . Osawe also revealed that he could have played in 2.Bundesliga or returned to England before joining 1 . FC Kaiserslautern . He made his 1 . FC Kaiserslautern debut in the opening game of the season , where he made his first start , in a 4–0 heavy defeat to Hannover 96 . FC Ingolstadt 04 . In May 2018 , it was announced Osawe would join FC Ingolstadt 04 for the 2018–19 season having signed a contract until 2020 . On 15 January 2019 , he joined 3 . Liga side KFC Uerdingen on a -year deal . Style of play . Hallescher FC manager Sven Köhler described Osawe as quick and eager to score . Personal life . Osawe speaks English and German , having been taking German classes at the recommendation from Sven Köhler . Osawes family moved from Nigeria to England in 2002 and has two brothers and sisters . Growing up , Osawe supported Manchester United . In August 2015 , Osawes car was dismantled after being involved in a car collision . This came after weeks when his car was vandalised with graffiti with neo-nazi symbols . Honours . - Saxony-Anhalt Cup : 2015 , 2016 External links . - Port Online Player Profile