Claudio Osorio (footballer)

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Claudio Osorio
Claudio Gomes Osorio.jpg
Osorio with Timor-Leste in 2024
Personal information
Full name Claudio Gomes Osorio [1]
Date of birth (2002-09-26) 26 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Fatuhada, Timor-Leste [2] [3]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) [4]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Karketu Dili
Youth career
2013–2018 Reading
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2023 Reading 0 (0)
2023 → Cobh Ramblers (loan) 9 (0)
2024– Karketu Dili
International career‡
2016–2017 England U15 5 (1)
2017 England U16 1 (0)
2024– Timor-Leste 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 March 2025

Claudio Gomes Osorio (born 26 September 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Karketu Dili and the Timor-Leste national team. Born in Timor-Leste, Osorio represented England at youth level, before switching to play for Timor-Leste at senior level.

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Early life

Osorio was born in Fatuhada, Timor-Leste and moved to Northern Ireland at the age of six, before moving to England at eleven and joining Reading's Academy. [2] [3]

Club career

Reading

In September 2019, Osorio signed his first professional contract with Reading. [5] He made his professional debut with the club in a 3–0 EFL Cup loss to Swansea City on 10 August 2021. [6]

On 17 May 2023, Reading announced that Osorio would leave the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of June 2023. [7]

Karketu Dili

In May 2024, it was reported that Osorio had returned to Timor-Leste, and had signed with Karketu Dili ahead of representing Timor-Leste at full international level. [2]

International career

Youth

Osorio is a youth international for England, having represented the England U15 playing one match on 17 December 2016 in a 5-2 win over Turkey U15. [8]

Senior

In May 2024, Osorio was called up to play for the Timor-Leste national team, the country of origin of his parents. [9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 June 2023 [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] League Cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reading 2020–21 [11] Championship 000000—00
2021–22 [12] 001010—20
2022–23 [12] 000000—00
Total001010—20
Cobh Ramblers (loan) 2023 League of Ireland First Division 900000—90
Career total90101000110

International

As of match played 25 March 2025 [3]
Timor-Leste national team
YearAppsGoals
202480
202520
Total100

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Sanches, Hortencio (18 May 2024). "Claudio Osorio sei fila hikas 'knua', reforsa selesaun nasionál". TATOLI Agência Noticiosa de Timor-Leste.
  3. 1 2 3 Claudio Osorio at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ↑ "Claudio Osorio". worldfootball.net.
  5. ↑ FC, Reading. "Home of the Royals!". Reading FC.
  6. ↑ "Reading vs. Swansea City - 10 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  7. ↑ "NEW DEALS OFFERED AS CONTRACTS COME TO THEIR CONCLUSION". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "England U15 - Turkey U15, 17.12.2016 friendly". www.tff.org.
  9. ↑ "Claudio Osorio sei fila hikas 'knua', reforsa selesaun nasionál". tatoli.tl (in Tetum). Dili: Tatoli. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ↑ Claudio Osorio at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Games played by Claudio Osorio in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. 1 2 Claudio Osorio at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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