Yaw Osei
 Yaw Osei playing for Raith Rovers. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yaw Osei Opoku-Berchie | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Swaziland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Chalfont St Peter | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Raith Rovers | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Berwick Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:30, 24 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Yaw Osei (born 19 February 1998) is a Swaziland-born Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward.
Career
[edit]Osei played for a local team, Langley Zebras where he was seen by Reading F.C. Over the years he was in and out of the academy without earning a contract before joining JMA Reading FC based at John Madejski Academy for 2 years. Osei also signed for a Non league youth side Windsor F.C making 11 appearances as a substitute and scoring 12 goals in the season (2013/2014). Osei spent his youth career with Windsor F.C and Chalfont St Peter. Osei shone as he was the youngest 1st team player at Chalfont and with his great physical attributes he stood out mostly playing on the wing.[1][2][3] On 14 July 2016, after having scored and impressed Raith Rovers manager Gary Locke in a pre-season friendly against Arbroath, Osei signed a professional contract with Raith Rovers.[1][3] A day later, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a Scottish League Cup win over Cove Rangers, a match where he also saw his first yellow card for the club.[4] Osei made his league debut on 11 March 2017 in a 4–0 defeat to Dumbarton.[5] Osei was released by Raith following the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 4 November 2017
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Raith Rovers | 2016–17[7] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017–18[8] | League One | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2[a] | 1 | 11 | 1 | |
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
References
[edit]- ^ a b "People – Players". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Yaw Osei-Opoku Signs". Chalfont St. Peter AFC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Signing News". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Cove Rangers 1 – 2 Raith Rovers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "Dumbarton 4 – 0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ "RRFC retained/released list". Raith Rovers FC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Yaw Osei in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Yaw Osei in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Yaw Osei-Opoku at Soccerbase
- Yaw Osei-Opoku at Soccerway