Darius Osei

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Darius Osei
Personal information
Full name Darius Junior Osei [1]
Date of birth (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 30) [2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ashton United
Youth career
Stalybridge Celtic
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stalybridge Celtic 2014–15 [4] Conference North 2100—0021
2015–16 [4] National League North 12141—1 [a] 0172
Total14241—10193
Oldham Athletic 2016–17 [6] League One 19010102 [b] 2232
2017–18 [17] League One3100001 [b] 041
Total221101032273
Maidstone United 2017–18 [3] National League 6000—3 [a] 191
Stalybridge Celtic 2019–20 [18] NPL Premier Division221300—1 [a] 02313
South Shields 2019–20 [19] NPL Premier Division4100—0041
2020–21 [20] NPL Premier Division8054—1 [a] 0144
2021–22 [21] NPL Premier Division371221—2 [c] 14113
2022–23 [22] NPL Premier Division331210—1 [a] 03512
Total82258500419430
Ashton United (loan) 2022–23 [23] NPL Premier Division6300—0063
Marine 2023–24 [24] NPL Premier Division11260—2 [a] 0192
Stalybridge Celtic 2023–24 [25] NPL Division One West19500—00195
Career total182511961014421660
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy and one appearance, one goal in NPL Premier Division play-offs

Honours

South Shields

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2016-17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "Darius Osei - Marine Football Club". Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 Darius Osei at Soccerway. Retrieved 127 December 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Profile". Stalybridge Celtic F.C. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Ian Baraclough: Former Motherwell boss named Oldham Athletic assistant manage". BBC Sport. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Games played by Darius Osei in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  7. ↑ "Osei Departs Club". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - News". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Gordon, James. "Darius Osei Swaps Stalybridge For Mariners". Northern Premier League. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  12. ↑ "South Shields | Appearances | Darius Osei | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  13. ↑ @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.
  14. ↑ "Darius Osei signs for Marine". marinefc.com. 14 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Club News - Darius Osei signs for Celtic until end of 2024/25 season". www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk. 8 November 2023. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  16. ↑ @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.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Darius Osei in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  19. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2019-2020". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  20. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2020-2021". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  21. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2021-2022". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  22. ↑ "South Shields – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  23. ↑ "Ashton United – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  24. ↑ "Marine – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2023-2024". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  25. ↑ "Stalybridge Celtic – Appearances – Darius Osei – 2023-2024". www.fwp.co. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  26. ↑ "Shields clinch title after 1-0 win at Whitby". South Shields FC. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.


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