Paul Osew

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Paul Osew
Personal information
Full name Paul Asiedu Osew [1]
Date of birth (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Wandsworth, England [2]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Woking
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2010 Chelsea Kicks
2010–2011 Evolution Sports & Health Academy
2011–2014 Brentford
2015–2019 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 Raynes Park Vale 2 (0)
2019–2023 AFC Wimbledon 59 (1)
2023 Northampton Town 4 (0)
2023– Woking 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08 13 March 2024 (UTC)

Paul Asiedu Osew (born 25 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for National League club Woking.

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Osew is a product of the Brentford and AFC Wimbledon academies and played in the English Football League for the latter club between 2019 and 2023. Following a short spell with Northampton Town and a period as a free agent, he dropped into non-League football to join Woking in December 2023.

Career

Early years

Osew began his youth career with spells as Chelsea Kicks and in the Evolution Sports & Health Academy. Following a rejection by Chelsea Academy for being "too small", [3] he joined the Brentford academy at the age of 11. [4] At age 15, Osew signed a scholarship deal with AFC Wimbledon, after previously being a part of the club's Foundation's College Education programme. [5] During his time in the club's youth system, he was converted from a forward to a left back. [5] During the first month of the 2017–18 season, Osew played the first senior matches of his career for Combined Counties League First Division club Raynes Park Vale, [6] on an ad-hoc basis. [5]

AFC Wimbledon

After progressing into AFC Wimbledon's U23 team during the 2018–19 season, Osew signed his first professional contract with the League One club in April 2019. [7] He was a regular inclusion in the first team squad during the truncated 2019–20 season and by the time his season was ended by a stress fracture to his tibia in March 2020, [8] [9] he had made 23 appearances and scored one goal. [10] On 8 January 2020, Osew signed a contract extension and made 14 appearances during the 2020–21 season, [8] scoring one goal. [11] He improved his tally to 32 appearances during the 2021–22 season, [12] which culminated in relegation to League Two. [13] Osew proved his versatility as a utility player in defence and midfield during the season and scored one goal, [3] with the only goal of an EFL Cup first round win over Charlton Athletic on 10 August 2022. [12]

Osew was offered a new two-year contract in May 2022, [14] but delayed signing it until 21 August 2022, [15] due to a need to recover from injury. [16] He returned to match play six days later and following six appearances, [17] he was sidelined for two months with an ankle injury. [18] [19] Osew failed to appear again before agreeing a mutual termination of his contract on 1 February 2023. [20] He made 76 appearances and scored three goals during 3+1⁄2 years as a professional with the club. [20]

Northampton Town

On 10 March 2023, [21] Osew joined League Two club Northampton Town on a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season. [22] He made four appearances during the remainder of the club's promotion-winning season and was released when his contract expired. [17] [23] [24]

Woking

On 8 December 2023, Osew signed an undisclosed-length contract with National League club Woking. [25] Following his debut appearance in an FA Trophy match, Osew scored his first competitive goal for the club on his league debut, with the winner in a 2–1 victory over Dorking Wanderers on 16 December. [2]

Personal life

Born in England, Osew is of Ghanaian descent. [26] He attended Sudbourne Primary School, Brixton and Southfields Academy, Southfields. [4] [27] Osew is a drummer and as of February 2022, was playing in church on Sundays. [3] In March 2022, he became an ambassador for the AFC Wimbledon Education Hub at Plough Lane. [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raynes Park Vale 2017–18 [6] Combined Counties League First Division20―――20
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20 [10] League One 18120102 [lower-alpha 1] 0231
2020–21 [11] League One10000004 [lower-alpha 1] 1141
2021–22 [12] League One27020211 [lower-alpha 1] 0321
2022–23 [17] League Two 4000002 [lower-alpha 1] 060
Total591403191753
Northampton Town 2022–23 [17] League Two40―――40
Woking 2023–24 [2] National League 51――1 [lower-alpha 2] 061
Career total7024031101874
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 Cornell, Rob. "Paul bangs the drum for more points". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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  5. 1 2 3 Slavin, Chris (29 August 2019). "From Raynes Park Vale to Wimbledon's first-team". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Paul Osew – Raynes Park Vale FC First Team". Raynes Park Vale F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "Trio sign pro deals at AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Dons full-back signs new contract at Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "Paul ruled out for six weeks with stress fracture". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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  11. 1 2 "Games played by Paul Osew in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 "Games played by Paul Osew in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  13. ↑ AFC Wimbledon at the Football Club History Database
  14. ↑ "Retained List Announced". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  15. ↑ "Defender signs new deal". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  16. ↑ Brack, Edmund (23 July 2022). "'It has gone on longer than you would hope' – Dons boss on contract talks with defender". South London News. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Games played by Paul Osew in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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  19. ↑ "Trophy exit for Dons after Argyle fightback". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  20. 1 2 Thorpe, Chris. "Paul leaves after seven years". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
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  26. ↑ "Exclusive: Sunderland in pursuit of Ghanaian defender Paul Osew". Footballghana. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
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