Darius Junior Osei (born 2 June 1995) is an English professional

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who plays for

Ashton United Ashton United Football Club is a football club in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, England. They are currently members of and play at Hurst Cross. Having been founded as Hurst in 1892, they folded in 1892, before being reformed in 1909. ...

as a striker.

Career

After beginning his career with

Stalybridge Celtic Stalybridge Celtic Football Club is an English football club based in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester. They are currently members of the and play at Bower Fold. The team traditionally plays in a blue and white strip. In 1921, Stalybridge Celti ...

, he signed a one-year contract with

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional association football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. As of the 2025–26 EFL League Two, 2025–26 season, the team competes in EFL League Two, the fourth level of the Eng ...

in July 2016. He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an

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tie against

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team currently compete in the National League, the fifth level of the English football league system. They have played their ...

on 30 August 2016. On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham, Osei joined

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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

. In February 2020 he moved to

South Shields South Shields () is a coastal town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it is on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was once known in Roman Britain, Roman times as ''Arbeia'' and as ''Caer Urfa'' by the Early Middle Ag ...

. In October 2022, Osei joined

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

Honours

South Shields *

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References

1995 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players South Shields F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Marine A.F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen Long stubs with short prose {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub