Darius Osei
English footballer
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Darius Junior Osei (born 2 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ashton United as a striker.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Darius Junior Osei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1995[2] | ||
| Position | 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 as of 14:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
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
- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
South Shields