Yaw Osei

Yaw Osei (born 19 February 1998) is a Swaziland-born Ghanaian footballer who plays as a forward.

Yaw Osei
Personal information
Full name Yaw Osei Opoku-Berchie
Date of birth (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998
Place of birth Swaziland
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Reading
Chalfont St Peter
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Raith Rovers 6 (0)
2019–2020 Berwick Rangers 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:30, 24 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Osei played for a local team, Langley Zebras where he was seen by Reading F.C. Over the years he was in and out of the academy without earning a contract before joining JMA Reading FC based at John Madejski Academy for 2 years. Osei also signed for a Non league youth side Windsor F.C making 11 appearances as a substitute and scoring 12 goals in the season (2013/2014). Osei spent his youth career with Windsor F.C and Chalfont St Peter. Osei shone as he was the youngest 1st team player at Chalfont and with his great physical attributes he stood out mostly playing on the wing.[1][2][3] On 14 July 2016, after having scored and impressed Raith Rovers manager Gary Locke in a pre-season friendly against Arbroath, Osei signed a professional contract with Raith Rovers.[1][3] A day later, he made his professional debut as a substitute in a Scottish League Cup win over Cove Rangers, a match where he also saw his first yellow card for the club.[4] Osei made his league debut on 11 March 2017 in a 4–0 defeat to Dumbarton.[5] Osei was released by Raith following the end of the 2017–18 season.[6]

Career statistics
As of match played 4 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Raith Rovers 2016–17[7] Championship 1000200030
2017–18[8] League One 5000402[lower-alpha 1]1111
Career total 60006021141
  1. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "People – Players". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. "Yaw Osei-Opoku Signs". Chalfont St. Peter AFC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  3. "Signing News". Raith Rovers FC. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  4. "Cove Rangers 1 – 2 Raith Rovers". Sky Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  5. "Dumbarton 4 – 0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. "RRFC retained/released list". Raith Rovers FC. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  7. "Games played by Yaw Osei in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  8. "Games played by Yaw Osei in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
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