| Darius Osei | |
| Fullname: | Darius Junior Osei[1] |
| Birth Date: | 2 June 1995[2] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Ashton United |
| Youthclubs1: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Years1: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps1: | 14 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs2: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2018 |
| Clubs3: | Maidstone United |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs4: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps4: | 22 |
| Goals4: | 13 |
| Years5: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs5: | South Shields |
| Caps5: | 83 |
| Goals5: | 26 |
| Years6: | 2022 |
| Clubs6: | → Ashton United (loan) |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Years7: | 2023 |
| Clubs7: | Marine |
| Caps7: | 11 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs8: | Stalybridge Celtic |
| Caps8: | 19 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Years9: | 2024– |
| Clubs9: | Ashton United |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:16, 2 July 2024 (UTC) |
Darius Junior Osei (born 2 June 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays for Ashton United as a striker.
After beginning his career with Stalybridge Celtic,[3] he signed a one-year contract with Oldham Athletic in July 2016.[4] He scored his first goals for Oldham when he scored twice in an EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United on 30 August 2016.
On 9 January 2018, after being released by Oldham,[5] Osei joined National League side Maidstone United on a deal until the end of the 2017–18 season.[6] Osei featured nine times, scoring once before being released in May 2018.[7]
in September 2019 he rejoined Stalybridge Celtic.[8] In February 2020 he moved to South Shields.[9] [10] In October 2022, Osei joined Ashton United on loan.[11] He signed for Marine in July 2023.[12]
In November 2023, Osei returned to Stalybridge Celtic on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[13]
In June 2024, Osei returned to Ashton United on a permanent basis.[14]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2014–15 | Conference North | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | National League North | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[15] | 0 | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Oldham Athletic | 2016–17 | League One | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[16] | 2 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | League One | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 3 | |||
| Maidstone United | 2017–18 | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2019–20[17] | NPL Premier Division | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 23 | 13 | ||
| South Shields | 2019–20[18] | NPL Premier Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21[19] | NPL Premier Division | 8 | 0 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22[20] | NPL Premier Division | 37 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 41 | 13 | |||
| 2022–23[21] | NPL Premier Division | 33 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |||
| Total | 82 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 94 | 30 | |||
| Ashton United (loan) | 2022–23[22] | NPL Premier Division | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | ||
| Marine | 2023–24[23] | NPL Premier Division | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | ||
| Stalybridge Celtic | 2023–24[24] | NPL Division One West | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 182 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 216 | 60 | |||
South Shields