POSITION: Defender
BIRTHDATE: 8/20/1996
HOMETOWN: Accra, Ghana
HEIGHT: 6’0″
WEIGHT: 186
PREVIOUS TEAM: Union Omaha (USL League One)
PRONUNCIATION: Ill-ALL O-soo-mah-noo
BIO
Illal Osumanu is in his second season with Riverhounds SC in 2024.
In his first season with the team, Osumanu appeared in nine matches with six starts, and he scored a memorable first goal for the club — a 90th-minute header to claim a 2-1 win over the San Diego Loyal.
Prior to Pittsburgh, Osumanu played for Union Omaha in USL League One. With the Owls, he made a total of 32 appearances between regular season and postseason, and he played every minute of Omaha’s 2021 playoff run to the League One title.
Before joining the pro ranks in Omaha, Osumanu played college soccer in West Virginia, first for the University of Charleston in 2016 before transferring to Marshall University, where he played three seasons. His time at Charleston finished with a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championship game, while with the Thundering Herd, he played in 59 matches and helped the team to its first Conference USA title and first NCAA Tournament appearance.
His time as an amateur player included also stints with three USL League Two teams: West Virginia Chaos (2017), Michigan Bucks (2018) and West Virginia Alliance (2019).
