Kevin Osei (born 26 March 1991) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for French National 2 club Aubagne FC

Club career

Early career

Kevin joined Marseille when he was 12 from Olympique Saint Maximinois. He went through their youth system, winning many youth trophies, including "Championnat National des 16 ans" (Under 16 National Championship), after reaching with his team in 2008 the Under 16 final stage for the first time in Marseille's history. He went on to join Marseille's first team in 2009, after signing an "Elite" contract (2 years as a trainee and 3 years as a professional). His first professional match with Marseille was against AEL Limassol in the UEFA Europa League

Beveren

Osei signed a six-month contract with Belgian Jupiler Pro League club Beveren in January 2015.

Carlisle United

Osei penned a six-month deal with the option to extend on 28 July 2015 with English League Two club

Carlisle United Carlisle United Football Club ( , ) is a professional association football club based in Carlisle, Cumbria, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. They have played their home games at Brunton Par ...

following a successful trial spell. On 23 December Osei was released by the club by mutual consent.

Spartak Pleven

On 18 October 2016, Osei joined

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n Second League club

Spartak Pleven OFK Spartak ( bg, ОФК Спартак) is a Bulgarian municipal association football club from the city of Pleven founded on 10 September 1919. It currently competes in the Second League, the second tier of Bulgarian football. The team's grea ...

. He was released at the end of the season.

Lokomotiv GO

On 15 September 2017, Osei joined another Second League club,

Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa Lokomotiv ( bg, Локомотив) is a Bulgarian association football club based in Gorna Oryahovitsa, which currently competes in the Third League, the third level of Bulgarian football. Established in 1932 as a sports association of the rai ...

. He left the club at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Perlis FA

In January 2019 it was announced that Osei had signed a one-year contract with

Perlis F.A. Perlis FA State Football Team ( ms, Pasukan Bola Sepak Negeri Perlis), also known as Perlis FA, is a football team based in Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia which is run and managed by the Perlis Football Association (PFA). The team was founded in 1963 ...

in the

Malaysia Premier League The Malaysia Premier League ( ms, Liga Premier) was the second-tier professional Association football, football league in Malaysia. The league replaced the former second-tier league, Liga Perdana 2 in the Malaysian football league system. The ...

, however in February 2019 Perlis were disqualified from the tournament.

Aubagne

In October 2019, Osei signed for French

Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...

side Aubagne FC.

UKM

In February 2020, Osei returned to Malaysia, signing for

UKM F.C. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Football Club is a football club based in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia.http://www.ukm.my/news/archive/tahun-2014/april-2014/ukm-sports-awards-2013-and-launch-of-ukm-fc/ UKM Sports Awards 2013 And Launch Of UKM FChttp ...

International career

Osei has expressed his desire to play for

Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...

. He was meant to take part in the 2011 African Youth Championship, but because of delays in obtaining his Ghanaian passport, he wasn't eligible to play for the Ghana U20 national team. He continues to follow Ghanaian national teams in every competition they are engaged in.
. ghanasoccernet.com.

References

External links

Osei et ndoumbou bientot pros
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Entretien avec Kevin Osei je suis a 100 marseillais
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Om deux renforts pour le futur bientot signes
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Les yeux dans Osei
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