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Derick Osei Yaw (born 10 September 1998) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a striker and currently plays for Scottish side Dundee.

Derick Osei Yaw

Personal information
Full name	Derick Osei Yaw[1]
Date of birth	(1998-09-10) 10 September 1998 (age 24)
Place of birth	Toulouse, France
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Dundee
Number	31
Youth career
2004–2008	Toulouse Mirail
2008–2018	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Toulouse II	51	(15)
2019–2020	Brest II	7	(2)
2019–2020	Brest	3	(0)
2020	→ Béziers (loan)	7	(1)
2020–2021	Oxford United	3	(0)
2021	→ Walsall (loan)	11	(0)
2022	AFC Wimbledon	6	(0)
2022–	Dundee	4	(1)
National team
2016–2017	France U19	6	(1)
2017–2018	France U20	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:00, 12 November 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

On 30 January 2019, Osei signed for Stade Brestois 29 on a two-year contract, joining from Toulouse FC.[2] He made his professional debut for Brest in a 1–1 Ligue 2 tie with Gazélec Ajaccio on 15 February 2019.[3]

Oxford United

On 21 August 2020, Osei Yaw signed with English club Oxford United on a two-year contract.[4] He made his debut for the club on 5 September as a late substitute in an EFL Cup tie against AFC Wimbledon, which Oxford won 4–3 on penalties after the game finished 1–1. On 8 September, he scored his first goal for the club in a 2–1 win over Chelsea U21s in an EFL Trophy tie,[5] and on 10 November 2020 he scored the winning goal as Oxford beat League Two side Walsall 0–1 to go through to the knockout stages of the same competition.[6] On 1 February 2021, Osei Yaw joined Walsall on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[7] On 2 September 2021, Osei Yaw left Oxford by mutual consent.

AFC Wimbledon

On 19 March 2022, Osei signed for EFL League One side AFC Wimbledon on a short-term contract until the end of the 2021–2022 season.[8] He departed the Dons at the end of the season.[9]

Dundee

On 6 October 2022, Osei signed for Scottish Championship side Dundee until the end of the season.[10] Osei made his debut off the bench in a Scottish League Cup game against Rangers.[11] Osei scored his first goal for the Dark Blues on 28 October, scoring a late equaliser against Queen's Park.[12]

International career

Born in France, Osei Yaw is of Ghanaian descent.[13] Osei Yaw is a youth international for France, and represented the U20s at the 2017 Toulon Tournament.[14]

Career statistics

As of 12 November 2022

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brest	2018–19[15]	Ligue 2	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2019–20[15]	Ligue 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
AS Béziers (loan)	2019–20[16]	Championnat National	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Oxford United	2020–21[17]	EFL League One	3	0	0	0	2	0	5[lower-alpha 1]	3	10	3
Walsall (loan)	2020–21[17]	EFL League Two	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
AFC Wimbledon	2021–22[18]	EFL League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Dundee	2022–23[19]	Scottish Championship	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			34	1	0	0	3	0	5	3	42	4

References

External links

• Derick Osei at Soccerway
• Derick Osei at Soccerbase
• Derick Osei Yaw at the French Football Federation (in French)
• Derick Osei at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
• Derick Osei – French league stats at LFP – also available in French

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