Derick Osei Yaw (born 10 September 1998) is a French professional

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. He plays as a striker and most recently played for Scottish side Dundee.

Club career

Early career

On 30 January 2019, Osei signed for

Stade Brestois 29 Stade Brestois 29 or simply Brest, is a French football club based in Brest. It was founded in 1950 following the merger of five local patronages, including Armoricaine de Brest, founded in 1903. In its early years, the club made a rapid ris ...

on a two-year contract, joining from

Toulouse FC Toulouse Football Club is French professional football club based in Toulouse. The club was founded in 1970 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the premier division of French football. Toulouse plays its home matches at the Stadium de Toulouse ...

. He made his professional debut for Brest in a 1–1

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tie with

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on 15 February 2019.

Oxford United

On 21 August 2020, Osei Yaw signed with English club

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on a two-year contract. He made his debut for the club on 5 September as a late substitute in an

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tie against

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, 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

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tie, and on 10 November 2020 he scored the winning goal as Oxford beat

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side

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0–1 to go through to the knockout stages of the same competition. On 1 February 2021, Osei Yaw joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. On 2 September 2021, Osei Yaw left Oxford by mutual consent.

AFC Wimbledon

On 19 March 2022, Osei signed for EFL League One side

on a short-term contract until the end of the 2021–2022 season. He departed the ''Dons'' at the end of the season.

Dundee

On 6 October 2022, Osei signed for

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side Dundee until the end of the season. Osei made his debut off the bench in a

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game against

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. Osei scored his first goal for the ''Dark Blues'' on 28 October, scoring a late equaliser against Queen's Park. He would net two goals coming off the bench in a 6–2

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the following month. On 16 January 2023, Osei left Dundee after the club activated a break clause in his contract.

International career

Born in France, Osei Yaw is of Ghanaian descent. Osei Yaw is a youth international for France, and represented the U20s at the

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* * * * * 1998 births Living people Footballers 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 AFC Wimbledon players English Football League players Stade Brestois 29 players AS Béziers (2007) players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players {{France-footy-bio-stub French expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Scottish Professional Football League players Dundee F.C. players