Osayamen Osawe

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Osayamen Osawe
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Osawe with 1. FC Kaiserslautern in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Benin City, Nigeria [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–2010 Manchester City
2010–2012 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2012 → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Hyde (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Southport 41 (6)
2014–2016 Hallescher FC 70 (17)
2016–2018 1. FC Kaiserslautern 57 (11)
2018–2019 FC Ingolstadt 16 (0)
2019–2021 KFC Uerdingen 39 (9)
2022–2023 FC Halifax Town 7 (1)
2023 FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:20, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Osayamen Osawe (born 3 September 1993) is a retired Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker. In addition to holding his Nigerian Citizenship, Osawe also holds British citizenship. [3]

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Career

Career in England

Born in Benin City, Nigeria, Osawe moved to England and raised in Manchester, England, where he grew up in Cheetham Hill. [4] He was previously at Manchester City Academy before joining Blackburn Rovers on a two–year contract in 2010, [5] where he progressed through the academy and the reserve team. [6] He made his first appearance for Blackburn's first team when he appeared on the substitute bench in a pre-season friendly against Accrington Stanley in July 2011. [7]

A year later, on 26 October 2012, Osawe joined Accrington Stanley on a one-month loan deal. [8] Three days later, on 29 October 2012, he made his Accrington Stanley debut, coming on as a substitute for Will Hatfield in the 59th minute, in a 1–0 win over Bristol Rovers. [9] After making two more appearances, he returned to his parent club.

On 30 January 2013, Osawe was loaned out again when he joined Hyde on a one-month loan deal. [10] He made his Hyde debut on 2 February 2013, where he played 17 minutes in the match, as Hyde lost 2–1 to Woking. [11] He made only one further appearance before returning to his parent club. [12] At the end of the season, he was released by the club. [13]

On 9 August 2013, Osawe signed for Southport following his release from Blackburn Rovers. [14] He made his Southport, where he came on as a substitute for Paul Rutherford in the 88th minute, in a 1–0 win over Luton Town. [15] He scored his first Southport goal on 31 August 2013, in a 1–0 win over Aldershot Town, [16] followed up by scoring in the next game on 7 September 2013, in a 4–1 loss against Tamworth. [17] He played 41 first team games and scoring some important goals, including adding four more goals later in the season against Alfreton Town, [18] Grimsby Town, [19] Dartford [20] and Macclesfield Town. [21]

Hallescher FC

After a season at Southport, Osawe moved abroad to Germany when he signed for Hallescher FC on a two–year contract in July 2014. [22] He previously went on a trial at Halle and impressed the club's management that convinced him a contract. [23] Upon moving abroad, he admitted hesitant to move to Germany because he was on his own, but managed to overcome the fear. [4]

Osawe made his Halle debut in the opening game of the season, in a 3–0 loss against Chemnitzer FC on 26 July 2014. [24] Seven days later, on 2 August 2014, he scored his first goals, in a 5–1 win over Arminia Bielefeld. [25] However, he suffered a goal drought for the most part of the season until he scored his first goal since August on 14 March 2015, in a 3–1 win over Energie Cottbus. [26] He scored four more league goals against Rot-Weiß Erfurt, [27] Holstein Kiel, [28] Jahn Regensburg [29] and 1. FSV Mainz 05 II. [30] Osawe also scored twice in the final of Saxony-Anhalt Cup, in a 6–0 win over VfL Halle 1896. [31] In his first season at Hallescher FC, he made thirty–two appearances and scored seven times.

As Osawe became the club's fan favourite among supporters, the club started open a contract negotiation with Osawe. [32] He then scored his first goal of the season on 16 August 2015, in a 2–1 loss against FC Magdeburg. [33] By September, he added two more goals against Stuttgart [34] and Rot-Weiß Erfurt. [35] Osawe scored his first hat–trick of his professional career, in a 6–2 win over Werder Bremen II, [36] which followed up when he scored two goals in two matches against Chemnitzer FC [37] and Fortuna Köln [38] He added two more goals against Holstein Kiel [39] and Sonnenhof Großaspach. [40] He, once again, scored and set up a goal, in the final of Saxony-Anhalt Cup, in a 2–1 win over FC Magdeburg. [41]

1. FC Kaiserslautern

In May, Osawe signed a pre-contract agreement with 2. Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [3] He was previously linked with a move to Paderborn [42] and Ingolstadt 04. [43] Osawe also revealed that he could have played in 2.Bundesliga or returned to England before joining 1. FC Kaiserslautern. [44]

He made his 1. FC Kaiserslautern debut in the opening game of the season, where he made his first start, in a 4–0 heavy defeat to Hannover 96. [45]

FC Ingolstadt 04

In May 2018, it was announced Osawe would join FC Ingolstadt 04 for the 2018–19 season having signed a contract until 2020. [46]

On 15 January 2019, he joined 3. Liga side KFC Uerdingen on a 2+1⁄2-year deal. [47]

FC Halifax Town

On 27 August 2022, Osawe returned to England to join FC Halifax Town following his release from KFC Uerdingen. [48]

Style of play

Hallescher FC manager Sven Köhler described Osawe as quick and eager to score. [49]

Personal life

Osawe speaks English and German, having been taking German classes at the recommendation from Sven Köhler. Osawe's family moved from Nigeria to England in 2002 and has two brothers and sisters. Growing up, Osawe supported Manchester United. [50]

In August 2015, Osawe's car was dismantled after being involved in a car collision. [51] This came after weeks when his car was vandalised with graffiti with neo-nazi symbols. [52]

Career statistics

As of 4 February 2013
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Blackburn Rovers 2012–13 00000000
Accrington Stanley (loan)2012–1320100030
Hyde (loan)2012–1320000020
Southport 2013–14 4254100466
Career total455410040

Honours

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