Darius Osei

Darius Junior Osei (born 2 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ashton United as a striker.^[3]

Darius Osei

Personal information
Full name	Darius Junior Osei[1]
Date of birth	(1995-06-02) 2 June 1995 (age 30)[2]
Position(s)	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)

Career

After beginning his career with Stalybridge Celtic,^[4] he signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in July 2016.^[5] He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.^[6]

On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham,^[7] Osei joined National League side Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.^[8] Osei featured nine times, scoring once before being released in May 2018.^[9]

in September 2019 he rejoined Stalybridge Celtic.^[10] In February 2020 he moved to South Shields.^[11][12] In October 2022, Osei joined Ashton United on loan.^[13] He signed for Marine in July 2023.^[14]

In November 2023, Osei returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.^[15]

In June 2024, Osei returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis.^[16]

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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Stalybridge Celtic	2014–15[4]	Conference North	2	1	0	0	—		0	0	2	1
	2015–16[4]	National League North	12	1	4	1	—		1[a]	0	17	2
	Total		14	2	4	1	—		1	0	19	3
Oldham Athletic	2016–17[6]	League One	19	0	1	0	1	0	2[b]	2	23	2
	2017–18[17]	League One	3	1	0	0	0	0	1[b]	0	4	1
	Total		22	1	1	0	1	0	3	2	27	3
Maidstone United	2017–18[3]	National League	6	0	0	0	—		3[a]	1	9	1
Stalybridge Celtic	2019–20[18]	NPL Premier Division	22	13	0	0	—		1[a]	0	23	13
South Shields	2019–20[19]	NPL Premier Division	4	1	0	0	—		0	0	4	1
	2020–21[20]	NPL Premier Division	8	0	5	4	—		1[a]	0	14	4
	2021–22[21]	NPL Premier Division	37	12	2	1	—		2[c]	1	41	13
	2022–23[22]	NPL Premier Division	33	12	1	0	—		1[a]	0	35	12
	Total		82	25	8	5	0	0	4	1	94	30
Ashton United (loan)	2022–23[23]	NPL Premier Division	6	3	0	0	—		0	0	6	3
Marine	2023–24[24]	NPL Premier Division	11	2	6	0	—		2[a]	0	19	2
Stalybridge Celtic	2023–24[25]	NPL Division One West	19	5	0	0	—		0	0	19	5
Career total			182	51	19	6	1	0	14	4	216	60

1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
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

• Northern Premier League: 2022–23^[26]