Darius Osei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Darius Junior Osei[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 2 June 1995||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ashton United | ||
Youth career | |||
Stalybridge Celtic | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Stalybridge Celtic | 14 | (2) |
2016–2018 | Oldham Athletic | 22 | (1) |
2018 | Maidstone United | 6 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Stalybridge Celtic | 22 | (13) |
2020–2023 | South Shields | 83 | (26) |
2022 | → Ashton United (loan) | 6 | (3) |
2023 | Marine | 11 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Stalybridge Celtic | 19 | (5) |
2024– | Ashton United | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
Darius Junior Osei (born 2 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ashton United as a striker.[3]
Career
[edit]After beginning his career with Stalybridge Celtic,[4] he signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in July 2016.[5] He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.[6]
On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham,[7] Osei joined National League side Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[8] Osei featured nine times, scoring once before being released in May 2018.[9]
in September 2019 he rejoined Stalybridge Celtic.[10] In February 2020 he moved to South Shields.[11][12] In October 2022, Osei joined Ashton United on loan.[13] He signed for Marine in July 2023.[14]
In November 2023, Osei returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[15]
In June 2024, Osei returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis.[16]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2023–24 season
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stalybridge Celtic | 2014–15[4] | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
2015–16[4] | National League North | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 2 | ||
Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |||
Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[6] | League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 2 | 23 | 2 |
2017–18[17] | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 3 | ||
Maidstone United | 2017–18[3] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 1 | 9 | 1 | |
Stalybridge Celtic | 2019–20[18] | NPL Premier Division | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 23 | 13 | |
South Shields | 2019–20[19] | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
2020–21[20] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
2021–22[21] | NPL Premier Division | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 1 | 41 | 13 | ||
2022–23[22] | NPL Premier Division | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 35 | 12 | ||
Total | 82 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 30 | ||
Ashton United (loan) | 2022–23[23] | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | |
Marine | 2023–24[24] | NPL Premier Division | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Stalybridge Celtic | 2023–24[25] | NPL Division One West | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | |
Career total | 182 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 216 | 60 |
Honours
[edit]South Shields
References
[edit]- ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ https://marinefc.com/player/darius-osei/ [bare URL]
- ^ a b Darius Osei at Soccerway. Retrieved 127 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Profile". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Ian Baraclough: Former Motherwell boss named Oldham Athletic assistant manage". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Games played by Darius Osei in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Osei Departs Club". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
- ^ "Stones sign Oldham's Darius Osei". Maidstone United F.C. 9 January 2018. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ "Okuonghae and Osei leave the Stones". Maidstone United F.C. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - News". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
- ^ Gordon, James. "Darius Osei Swaps Stalybridge For Mariners". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- ^ "South Shields | Appearances | Darius Osei | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ @AshtonUnitedFC (18 October 2022). "𝐎𝐬𝐞𝐢 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐧! ✍️ Ashton United is delighted to announce the signing of Darius Osei on loan from @SouthShieldsFC! He makes his Robins debut against Stafford Rangers tonight at Hurst Cross! Welcome, Darius! 🤝 #AUFC #ONECLUB#AUFC #ONECLUB" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 October 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Darius Osei signs for Marine". marinefc.com. 14 July 2023.
- ^ "Club News - Darius Osei signs for Celtic until end of 2024/25 season". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ @AshtonUnitedFC (29 June 2024). "𝐇𝐞'𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤!! Goal scorer Darius Osei is back at Hurst Cross Scoring five times in his previous eight appearances on loan from @SouthShieldsFC, the former #oafc man signs for #aufc from @StalyCelticFC to be the latest part of Steve Cunningham's #robinsrevolution" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 July 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Games played by Darius Osei in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Ashton United – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Marine – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2023-2024". www.fwp.co. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Shields clinch title after 1-0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Maidstone United F.C. players
- South Shields F.C. players
- Ashton United F.C. players
- Marine A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Northern Premier League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1990s birth stubs