Derick Osei
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derick Osei Yaw[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Walsall (on loan from Oxford United) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Toulouse Mirail | ||
| 2008–2018 | Toulouse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Toulouse II | 51 | (15) |
| 2019–2020 | Brest II | 7 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Brest | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Béziers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2020– | Oxford United | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Walsall (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016–2017 | France U19 | 6 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | France U20 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:48, 18 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Derick Osei Yaw (born 10 September 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Walsall, on loan from League One club Oxford United.
Club career[]
Early career[]
On 30 January 2019, Osei signed for Stade Brestois 29 on a two-year contract, joining from Toulouse FC.[2] He made his professional debut for Brest in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Gazélec Ajaccio on 15 February 2019.[3]
Oxford United[]
On 21 August 2020, Osei signed with English club Oxford United on a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut for the club on 5 September as a late substitute in an EFL Cup tie against AFC Wimbledon, which Oxford won 4–3 on penalties after the game finished 1–1. On 8 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Chelsea U21s in an EFL Trophy tie,[5] and on 10 November 2020 he scored the winning goal as Oxford beat League Two side Walsall 0–1 to go through to the knockout stages of the same competition.[6] On 1 February 2021, Osei joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7]
International career[]
Born in France, Osei is of Ghanaian descent.[8] Osei is a youth international for France, and represented the U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Oxford United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 51. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "30.01.19 – Derick Osei Yaw (TFC) s'engage avec le SB29". www.sb29.bzh.
- ^ "Gazélec FC Ajaccio – Stade Brestois 29 (1–1) – Saison 2018/2019 – Domino's Ligue 2". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "Oxford United: Liam Kelly and Derick Osei Yaw join League One club". BBC Sport. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ Roberts, James (8 September 2020). "Oxford United 2 (Agyei 17, Osei 45+2), Chelsea Under 21s 1 (Russell 53)". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "REPORT Walsall 0 Oxford United 1". Oxford United F.C. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Derick Osei Yaw joins Walsall". Oxford United F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- ^ "Osei, Derick Osei Yaw – Footballer". www.bdfutbol.com.
- ^ "Derick Osei Yaw, révélation de la saison" (in French). Toulouse F.C.
External links[]
- Derick Osei at Soccerway
- Derick Osei at Soccerbase
- Derick Osei Yaw at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Derick Osei at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- Derick Osei – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Toulouse
- French footballers
- France youth international footballers
- French people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople of Ghanaian descent
- Association football wingers
- Toulouse FC players
- Oxford United F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National players
- Championnat National 3 players
- French football biography stubs