Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdul Haq Bin Seidu Osman [1] | ||
Date of birth | 27 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Accra, [2] Ghana | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Hanwell Town | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2006 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 9 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Maidenhead United | 33 | (2) |
2007–2008 | Gretna | 18 | (1) |
2008–2011 | Northampton Town | 104 | (7) |
2011–2012 | Kerkyra | 27 | (1) |
2012–2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 69 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Partick Thistle | 111 | (2) |
2018 | Lamia | 5 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Falkirk | 15 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Queen of the South | 11 | (0) |
2020 | Dartford | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Brechin City | 8 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Walton Casuals | 33 | (1) |
2022 | Sittingbourne | 0 | (0) |
2023– | Hanwell Town | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:29, 28 August 2022 (UTC) |
Abdul Haq Bin Seidu Osman (born 27 February 1987) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Hanwell Town.
Osman started his career at Hampton & Richmond Borough before he moved on to play at youth level for Watford, before signing for Maidenhead United. After leaving the Magpies, Osman then signed for Gretna in the summer of 2007, signing a 12-month contract with the Anvils, scoring one goal versus Motherwell. [3] Osman was then a free agent after the Anvils entered administration and he attracted interest from a number of clubs, with Leeds United, Ipswich Town and Brighton all reported to be keen on him, as well as various clubs from Scotland.
In June 2008, Osman signed for Northampton Town after he failed a medical with Kilmarnock. [4] On 22 September 2010, Osman netted the winning penalty-kick at Anfield Stadium, as the Cobblers knocked Liverpool out of the League Cup. In May 2011, along with seven other players, Osman was informed that his contract would not be renewed by the club. [5]
In July 2011, Osman then went on trial at Greek Superleague club Kerkyra and signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract in August 2011. [6]
On 25 July 2012, Osman then joined Crewe Alexandra on a two-year contract. [7]
After being released by the Railwaymen in 2014, Osman went on trial with Partick Thistle, before signing for the Harry Wraggs on 23 July 2014. [8] Osman scored his first goal for the Firhill club on 13 September 2014, in a 3–1 win versus Inverness Caledonian Thistle, heading in from a corner to give his club a 2–1 lead. [9] On 15 May 2015, Osman signed a new one-year contract with the Harry Wraggs, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. [10] Osman was then appointed club captain at the beginning of the 2015–16 season. Osman was then sent-off in Thistle's 2–1 win versus St Johnstone. [11] Thistle were relegated via the play-offs at the end of the 2017-18 season. Following the club's relegation, Osman was one of many players released by Thistle. [12]
On 17 August 2018, Osman returned to the Superleague, signing a contract with Lamia. [13]
On 2 January 2019, after being released by Lamia during November 2018, Osman signed for Scottish Championship club Falkirk on 2 January 2019 until the end of the 2018-19 season. [14]
On 4 October 2019, after training with Dumfries club Queen of the South for a few weeks, Osman signed a short-term contract until 11 January 2020 and debuted against his former club Partick Thistle, as a second-half substitute. [15] On 10 January 2020, Osman extended his contract with Queens until 30 June 2020. [16]
On 2 October 2020, Osman joined Dartford. On 27 November 2020, Dartford confirmed Osman had left the club to return home to his family in Scotland. [17]
On 20 January 2021, Osman returned to Scottish football and signed with League Two side Brechin City. [18]
Osman joined Walton Casuals at the start of the 2021–22 season. [19]
On July 7 2022, Osman joined Sittingbourne ahead of the start of the 2022–23 season. [20]
On 21 February 2023, Osman signed for Southern Football League side Hanwell Town. [21]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Gretna | 2007–08 [22] | Scottish Premier League | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
Northampton Town | 2008–09 [23] | League One | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 2 |
2009–10 [24] | League Two | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 33 | 2 | |
2010–11 [25] | 38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 45 | 3 | ||
Northampton Town Total | 104 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 7 | ||
Kerkyra | 2011–12 [26] | Superleague Greece | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 2012–13 [27] | League One | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 47 | 0 |
2013–14 [28] | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
Crewe Alexandra Total | 69 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 83 | 0 | ||
Partick Thistle | 2014–15 [29] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 1 | |
2015–16 [30] | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
2016–17 [31] | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 35 | 2 | |||
2017–18 [32] | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
Partick Thistle Total | 111 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 3 | ||
Lamia | 2018–19 | Superleague Greece | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Falkirk | 2018–19 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Queen of the South | 2019–20 | Scottish Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
Dartford | 2020–21 | National League South | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Brechin City | 2020–21 | Scottish League Two | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Walton Casuals | 2021–22 | SFL Premier Division South | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | |
Sittingbourne | 2022–23 | Isthmian League South East Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Career Total | 395 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 443 | 13 |
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