Darius Osei

Darius Osei
Personal information
Full name Darius Junior Osei
Date of birth (1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 31)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ashton United
Youth career
Stalybridge Celtic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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 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.

Career

After beginning his career with Stalybridge Celtic, he signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in July 2016. He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.

On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham, Osei joined National League side Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season. Osei featured nine times, scoring once before being released in May 2018.

in September 2019 he rejoined Stalybridge Celtic. In February 2020 he moved to South Shields. In October 2022, Osei joined Ashton United on loan. He signed for Marine in July 2023.

In November 2023, Osei returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

In June 2024, Osei returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis.

Career statistics

As of end of 2023–24 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stalybridge Celtic 2014–15 Conference North 2100—0021
2015–16 National League North 12141—10172
Total 14241—10193
Oldham Athletic 2016–17 League One 190101022232
2017–18 League One 3100001041
Total 221101032273
Maidstone United 2017–18 National League 6000—3191
Stalybridge Celtic 2019–20 NPL Premier Division 221300—102313
South Shields 2019–20 NPL Premier Division 4100—0041
2020–21 NPL Premier Division 8054—10144
2021–22 NPL Premier Division 371221—214113
2022–23 NPL Premier Division 331210—103512
Total 82258500419430
Ashton United (loan) 2022–23 NPL Premier Division 6300—0063
Marine 2023–24 NPL Premier Division 11260—20192
Stalybridge Celtic 2023–24 NPL Division One West 19500—00195
Career total 182511961014421660
  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 X (formerly 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.