Osaze Urhoghide (born 4 July 2000) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Oostende on loan from Celtic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Osaze Urhoghide [1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 (age 22)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Rotterdam, the Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Oostende (on loan from Celtic) | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2015 | CB Hounslow United | ||
| 0000–2018 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | (0) |
| 2021– | Celtic | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | → Oostende (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:38, 14 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Urhoghide was born in Rotterdam, the Netherlands to Nigerian parents and moved to England aged five.[3]
Urhoghide signed his first professional contract with AFC Wimbledon on the 6 April 2018.[4]
Following his release at the end of the 2018–19 season,[5] he impressed on trial at Championship club Sheffield Wednesday, and signed a contract with the club. He made his first team debut in the FA Cup third round tie against Brighton & Hove Albion, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win.
On 4 June 2020, he extended his stay a further season by signing a new contract until 2021.[6] He broke back into the team under Neil Thompson and his form won him the clubs February 2021 player of the month.[7] In March 2021, Osaze started to attract interest from other clubs, with Leeds United, Crystal Place, Watford and Club Brugge all reportedly interested in the defender.[8] Sheffield Wednesday confirmed that they had offered him a new contract at the end of the 2020–21 season.[9]
On 1 July 2021, Urhoghide signed a four-year contract with Celtic.[10] He made his debut for Celtic in a UEFA Europa League tie against Real Betis on 9 December 2021.[11][12]
On 31 January 2022, Urhoghide joined Oostende on loan until the end of the season, with the option to buy.[13] On 27 July 2022, the loan was renewed for the 2022–23 season.[14]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield Wednesday | 2019–20[15] | EFL Championship | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[16] | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Celtic | 2021–22[17] | Scottish Premiership | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022–23[18] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| KV Oostende (loan) | 2021–22[17] | Belgian First Division A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022–23[18] | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
K.V. Oostende – current squad | |
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