Osas Marvelous Ikpefua (born 23 October 1986), better known as Osas Saha, is a

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who plays as a

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for Liga 2 club

Persibo Bojonegoro Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Bojonegoro () commonly known and abbreviated as Persibo, is an Indonesian professional football club in Bojonegoro, East Java. They compete in the Liga 2, the second tier of Indonesian football, after promotion fro ...

. Born in

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, he represented

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at international level. With his partner, Osas launched his venture, Global Sportainment Network, on 12 March 2022 in front of the South Jakarta Mayor in Indonesia and Foreign Ambassadors from Japan, Italy, Spain, Seychelles, Algeria, The United States and France. Although he has started his Sport business, he is still willing to continue his career as a professional footballer.

Club career

Persija Jakarta

He was signed for

Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'), abbreviated as Persija (), is an Indonesian professional Association football, football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jaka ...

to play in Liga 1 in 2018 season. Osas made his debut on 6 July 2018 in a match against

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar') commonly referred to as PSM Makassar, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , ma ...

. On 6 July 2018, Osas scored his first goal in the 52nd minute at the Sultan Agung Stadium,

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TIRA-Persikabo

In 2019, Osas signed a year contract with

TIRA-Persikabo Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Bogor 1973, commonly known as Persikabo 1973, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bogor Regency, West Java, Indonesia. The club set to competes in the Liga Nusantara, the third tier of ...

. He made his league debut on 18 May 2019 in a match against Badak Lampung. On 29 June 2019, Osas scored his first goal for TIRA-Persikabo against Arema in the 26th minute at the

Gajayana Stadium Gajayana Stadium (Stadion Gajayana) is a multi-purpose stadium in Malang, East Java, Indonesia. Gajayana Stadium is the oldest stadium in Indonesia. This stadium began to become the center of the city in 1924 until 1926. Then in the early 1990s G ...

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PSM Makassar

He was signed for

to play in Liga 1 in the 2020 season. Osas made his league debut on 1 March 2020 in a match against

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. The club dons the nickname Super Elang Ja ...

. This season was suspended on 27 March 2020 due to the

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. The season was abandoned and was declared void on 20 January 2021.

Bhayangkara Solo

In 2021, Osas signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Bhayangkara Solo.

PSG Pati

In 2021, Osas signed a contract with Indonesian Liga 2 club

PSG Pati Football Club Bekasi City or FC Bekasi City is an Indonesian professional football club based in Bekasi, West Java that competes in Liga 2 and play their home match at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium. History East Java origin In 2014, Putra Ijen FC ...

. He made his league debut on 11 October against

Persijap Jepara Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jepara, also known as Persijap is an Indonesian professional football club based in Jepara, Central Java. They are set to compete in the Liga 1 from the 2025–26 season, the top tier of Indonesian football after ...

. On 25 October 2021, Osas scored his first goal for PSG Pati against Hizbul Wathan in the 61st minute at the

Manahan Stadium Manahan Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. Manahan is the first stadium in Indonesia which hosts the biggest disabled sporting event in Southeast Asia, the 2011 ASEAN Para Games. The stadium was opened ...

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Persita Tengerang

Osas was signed for

Persita Tangerang Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Kabupaten Tangerang ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Tangerang'), commonly known as Persita is an Indonesian professional football club based in Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia. The club currently competes in the ...

to play in Liga 1 in the

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season. He made his league debut on 7 August 2022 in a match against Dewa United at the

Indomilk Arena Indomilk Arena (formerly Benteng Taruna Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Kelapa Dua, Tangerang Regency, Banten, Indonesia. It is used as the home venue for Persita Tangerang and Dewa United F.C. of Liga Indonesia. The stadium's name, for s ...

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International career

Saha was

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officially in August 2018 as he lived and played in Indonesia for more than ten years. Saha made his debut for the

in the

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against

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on 10 September 2019.

Career statistics

Club

International appearances

Honours

Persija Jakarta * Liga 1:

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PSBS Biak * Liga 2: 2023–24

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