Matthew James Osman (born 29 July 1983) is an Australian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

On 12 October 2007, Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the

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season. He was forced to have an

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, returning to training in May 2008. In July 2008 he re-signed with the Mariners for the 2008–09 season. Osman appeared in a Season 5 episode of the U.S. TV series

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. As described by

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user kiasam111, new boss Charles (

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) walks out of his office to find Andy (

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) looking at what appears to be a screen-saver with a series of photos of football. A photo appears of two players, taken from an

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(soccer) game between

Central Coast Mariners Central Coast Mariners Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Gosford, on the Central Coast of New South Wales. It competes in the A-League Men, under licence from the Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The Mar ...

and

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, played at

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in Gosford, Australia, on 31 December 2008. The players in the photo (taken by Corey Davis of Getty Images) are

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(Perth) and Osman (Central Coast). On 3 December 2008, Osman was signed by Gold Coast United for their inaugural A-league season. He signed for

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in summer of 2011.

International career

Osman was named in the Australia under-20 team squad for the

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in Fiji.

Honours

Central Coast Mariners * A-League Premiership: 2007–08 * A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup:

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Australia U-20 *

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References

External links

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Oz Football profile
1983 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales Australian men's soccer players Men's association football midfielders Australia men's under-20 international soccer players A-League Men players National Soccer League (Australia) players Central Coast Mariners FC players Gold Coast United FC players North West Sydney Spirit FC players Soccer players from Sydney 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-footy-midfielder-stub

Club career

International career

Honours

See also

References

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