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Paul Asiedu Osew (born 25 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon. He 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 (age 21)
Place of birth	Wandsworth, England[2]
Position(s)	Left back
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon
Number	37
Youth career
2008–2010	Chelsea Kicks
2010–2011	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	59	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:44, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Career

Early years

Osew began his youth career with spells as Chelsea Kicks and in the Evolution Sports & Health Academy. Following a rejection by Chelsea Academy for being "too small",[3] he joined the Brentford academy at the age of 11.[4] At age 15, Osew signed a scholarship deal with AFC Wimbledon, after previously being a part of the club's Foundation's College Education programme.[5] During his time in the club's youth system, he was converted from a forward to a left back.[5] 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,[6] on an ad-hoc basis.[5]

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.[7] 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,[8][9] he had made 23 appearances and scored one goal.[10] On 8 January 2020, Osew signed a contract extension and made 14 appearances during the 2020–21 season,[8] scoring one goal.[11] He improved his tally to 33 appearances during the 2021–22 season,[12] which culminated in relegation to League Two.[13] Osew proved his versatility as a utility player in defence and midfield during the season and scored one goal,[3] with the only goal of an EFL Cup first round win over Charlton Athletic on 10 August 2022.[12]

Osew was offered a new two-year contract in May 2022,[14] but delayed signing it until 21 August 2022,[15] due to a need to recover from injury.[16] He returned to match play six days later and following six appearances,[17] was sidelined with an ankle injury.[18]

Personal life

Born in England, Osew is of Ghanaian descent.[19] He attended Sudbourne Primary School, Brixton and Southfields Academy, Southfields.[4][20] Osew is a drummer and as of February 2022, was playing in church on Sundays.[3] In March 2022, he became an ambassador for the AFC Wimbledon Education Hub at Plough Lane.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 October 2022

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[6]	Combined Counties League First Division	2	0	―		―		―		2	0
AFC Wimbledon	2019–20[10]	League One	18	1	2	0	1	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	23	1
	2020–21[11]		10	0	0	0	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	1	14	1
	2021–22[12]		27	0	2	0	2	1	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	33	1
	2022–23[17]	League Two	4	0	0	0	0	0	2[lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
	Total		59	1	4	0	3	1	9	1	76	3
Career total			61	1	4	0	3	1	9	1	78	3

References

External links

• Paul Osew at afcwimbledon.co.uk
• Paul Osew at Soccerbase
• Paul Osew at Soccerway

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