Paul Osew

Paul Asiedu Osew (born 25 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays for AFC Wimbledon as a left back. His is a product of the Brentford and AFC Wimbledon academies.

Paul Osew
Personal information
Full name Paul Asiedu Osew[1]
Date of birth (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000
Place of birth Wandsworth, England[2]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 AFC Wimbledon
Number 37
Youth career
Chelsea Kicks
0000–2011 Evolution Sports & Health Academy
2011–2014 Brentford
2015–2019 AFC Wimbledon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Raynes Park Vale 2 (0)
2019– AFC Wimbledon 20 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 7 February 2021 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Osew began his youth career with spells as Chelsea Kicks and in the Evolution Sports & Health Academy, before joining the Brentford academy at the age of 11.[3] At age 15, he signed a scholarship deal with AFC Wimbledon, after previously being a part of the club's Foundation's College Education programme.[4] During his time in the club's youth system, he was converted from a forward to a left back.[4] During the first month of the 2017–18 season, Osew played the first senior matches of his career for Combined Counties League First Division club Raynes Park Vale,[5] on an ad-hoc basis.[4]

AFC Wimbledon

After progressing into AFC Wimbledon's U23 team during the 2018–19 season, Osew signed his first professional contract with the League One club in April 2019.[6] He was a regular inclusion in the first team squad during the truncated 2019–20 season and by the time his season was ended by a stress fracture to his tibia in March 2020,[7][8] he had made 23 appearances and scored one goal.[9] On 8 January 2020, Osew signed a contract extension.[7]

Personal life

Born in England, Osew is of Ghanaian descent.[10] He attended Sudbourne Primary School in Brixton.[3]

Career statistics
As of match played 6 February 2021
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
Raynes Park Vale 2017–18[5] Combined Counties League First Division 2 0 ― ― ― 2 0
AFC Wimbledon 2019–20[9] League One 18 1 2 0 1 0 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 23 1
2020–21[11] 2 0 0 0 0 0 4[lower-alpha 1] 1 6 1
Total 20 1 2 0 1 0 6 1 29 2
Career total 22 1 2 0 1 0 6 1 31 2
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Notification of shirt numbers: AFC Wimbledon" (PDF). English Football League. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. Paul Osew at Soccerway
  3. Slavin, Chris (27 November 2019). "Paul moves on quickly after leaving Brentford behind". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. Slavin, Chris (29 August 2019). "From Raynes Park Vale to Wimbledon's first-team". AFC Wimbledon. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. "Paul Osew – Raynes Park Vale FC First Team". Raynes Park Vale F.C. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  6. "Trio sign pro deals at AFC Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  7. "Dons full-back signs new contract at Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  8. "Paul ruled out for six weeks with stress fracture". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  9. "Games played by Paul Osew in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  10. "Exclusive: Sunderland in pursuit of Ghanaian defender Paul Osew". Footballghana. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  11. "Games played by Paul Osew in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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