Abdul Haq Bin Seidu Osman (born 27 February 1987) is a Ghanaian

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who plays for

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Career

Early career

Osman started his career at Hampton & Richmond Borough before he moved on to play at youth level for

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, before signing for

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. After leaving the ''Magpies'', Osman then signed for Gretna in the summer of 2007, signing a 12-month contract with the ''Anvils'', scoring one goal versus

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. Osman was then a free agent after the ''Anvils'' entered administration and he attracted interest from a number of clubs, with

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and

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all reported to be keen on him, as well as various clubs from Scotland.

Northampton Town

In June 2008, Osman signed for

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after he failed a medical with

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...

. On 22 September 2010, Osman netted the winning penalty-kick at Anfield Stadium, as the ''Cobblers'' knocked

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out of the

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. In May 2011, along with seven other players, Osman was informed that his contract would not be renewed by the club.

Kerkyra

In July 2011, Osman then went on trial at

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club

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and signed a -year contract in August 2011.

Crewe Alexandra

On 25 July 2012, Osman then joined

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on a two-year contract.

Partick Thistle

After being released by the ''Railwaymen'' in 2014, Osman went on trial with

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, before signing for the ''Harry Wraggs'' on 23 July 2014. Osman scored his first goal for the

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club on 13 September 2014, in a 3–1 win versus

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, heading in from a corner to give his club a 2–1 lead. On 15 May 2015, Osman signed a new one-year contract with the ''Harry Wraggs'', keeping him at the club until the end of the 2015-16 season. Osman was then appointed

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at the beginning of the 2015–16 season. Osman was then sent-off in Thistle's 2–1 win versus

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. Thistle were relegated via the play-offs at the end of the 2017-18 season. Following the club's relegation, Osman was one of many players released by Thistle.

Lamia

On 17 August 2018, Osman returned to the Superleague, signing a contract with

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Falkirk

On 2 January 2019, after being released by

during November 2018, Osman signed for

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club

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

on 2 January 2019 until the end of the 2018-19 season.

Queen of the South

On 4 October 2019, after training with

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club Queen of the South for a few weeks, Osman signed a short-term contract until 11 January 2020 and debuted against his former club

, as a second-half substitute. On 10 January 2020, Osman extended his contract with Queens until 30 June 2020.

Dartford

On 2 October 2020, Osman joined

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. On 27 November 2020,

confirmed Osman had left the club to return home to his family in Scotland.

Brechin City

On 20 January 2021, Osman returned to Scottish football and signed with

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side

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Walton Casuals

Osman joined Walton Casuals at the start of the 2021–22 season.

Sittingbourne

On July 7 2022, Osman joined

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Career statistics

Honours

Crewe Alexandra *

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: 2012-13

References

External links

Abdul Osman player profile
at ntfc.co.uk *
Profile
at Guardian's Stats Centre {{DEFAULTSORT:Osman, Abdul 1987 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football midfielders Maidenhead United F.C. players Gretna F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players A.O. Kerkyra players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Sittingbourne F.C. players National League (English football) players Scottish Premier League players English Football League players Super League Greece players Southern Football League players Ghanaian emigrants to England Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Scotland Expatriate footballers in Greece Partick Thistle F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players Falkirk F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Walton Casuals F.C. players