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Darius Osei
Personal information
Full name Darius Junior Osei[1]
Date of birth (1996-02-01) 1 February 1996 (age 28)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
South Shields
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
2020– South Shields
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 8 April 2018 (UTC)

Darius Junior Osei (born 1 February 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays for South Shields as a striker.

Career

After beginning his career with Stalybridge Celtic,[3] he signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in July 2016.[4] He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.[5]

On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham,[6] Osei joined National League side Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[7] Osei featured nine times, scoring once before being released in May 2018.[8]

in September 2019 he rejoined Stalybridge Celtic.[9] In February 2020 he moved to South Shields.[10]

Career statistics

As of 8 April 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stalybridge Celtic 2014–15[3] Conference North 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1
2015–16[3] 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[5] League One 19 0 1 0 1 0 2[b] 2 23 2
2017–18[11] 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[2] National League 6 0 0 0 3[a] 1 9 1
Career total 42 3 5 1 1 0 7 3 55 7
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ^ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Darius Osei at Soccerway. Retrieved 127 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Profile". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Ian Baraclough: Former Motherwell boss named Oldham Athletic assistant manage". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Games played by Darius Osei in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  6. ^ https://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk/news/2018/january/09012018-darius-osei-contract-cancelled/
  7. ^ "Stones sign Oldham's Darius Osei". Maidstone United F.C. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Okuonghae and Osei leave the Stones". Maidstone United F.C. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  9. ^ http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/news.php?id=2850
  10. ^ Gordon, James. "Darius Osei Swaps Stalybridge For Mariners". Northern Premier League. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  11. ^ "Games played by Darius Osei in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.