Detlef Esapa Osong (born 21 September 2004) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Esapa Osong joined

as a youth in 2017 from grassroots football in

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, and worked his way up their youth sides. He had a prolific start with the club's U18s in the 2022–23 season, scoring 12 goals in 20 appearances. He signed his first professional contract with the club on 6 January 2022. He made his professional and senior debut with Nottingham Forest in a 2–0

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loss to

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on 1 February 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Esapa Osong, Detlef 2004 births Living people English men's footballers English people of Cameroonian descent Men's association football forwards Nottingham Forest F.C. players Place of birth missing (living people)