Osei Telesford (born November 30, 1983) is a

Trinidadian Trinidadians and Tobagonians, colloquially known as Trinis or Trinbagonians, are the people who are identified with the country of Trinidad and Tobago. The country is home to people of many different national, ethnic and religious origins. As a ...

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who plays for the Criollos de Caguas FC in the

Liga Puerto Rico The Liga Puerto Rico (LPR) is an amateur football competition organized by the Puerto Rican Football Federation. It is the top division football league on the island. The champion qualifies to participate in the Caribbean Club Shield each season ...

Career

Youth and College

Born in

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, Telesford was a member of the youth setup at famed Trinidadian club Joe Public, before coming to the United States in 2003. He played

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Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

, starting 65 of 66 matches from 2003 to 2006, scoring 8 goals and assisting on 8 more. He was named to the All

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Team in each of his four years with the team. During his college years he also played for

Carolina Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The ...

of the

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syste ...

. He was PDL Defender of the Year in 2006, and was a PDL First Team selection for helping Dynamo to a league-best 14-0-2 regular season record

Professional

Telesford was drafted in the 2nd round (21st overall) by Chicago Fire in the

2007 MLS Supplemental Draft The 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft was held on January 18, 2007, following the SuperDraft (held on January 12, 2007), as teams filled out their developmental rosters. Changes from 2006 * 2007 expansion club Toronto FC Toronto Football Club (co ...

, but played 2

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games for the team before being released at the end of the year.Fire waives Telesford, Franks, Curtin
/ref> He signed with the

Puerto Rico Islanders Puerto, a Spanish word meaning ''seaport'', may refer to: Places *El Puerto de Santa María, Andalusia, Spain *Puerto, a seaport town in Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines *Puerto Colombia, Colombia *Puerto Cumarebo, Venezuela *Puerto Galera, Orient ...

in the

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in early 2008, and helped the Islanders win the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi finals of the

CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09 The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...

International

Telesford earned his first cap for the

Trinidad and Tobago national football team The Trinidad and Tobago national football team, nicknamed the " Soca Warriors", represents the twin-island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in international football. It is controlled by the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association, which is a m ...

in January 2007 during the Caribbean Digicel Cup. He was previously a regular fixture on the U-23 and U-20 levels.

Honors

;Puerto Rico Islanders * USSF Division 2 Pro League: 2010 * Commissioner's Cup:

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CFU Club Championship The Caribbean Club Championship, also known as the CFU Club Championship or CFU Club Champions' Cup, was an annual international football competition held amongst association football clubs that are members of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU). ...

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References

External links

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Puerto Rico Islanders bio

MLS player profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Telesford, Osei 1983 births Living people North Carolina Fusion U23 players Chicago Fire FC players Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico Expatriate soccer players in the United States Liberty Flames men's soccer players Puerto Rico Islanders players Trinidad and Tobago footballers Trinidad and Tobago international footballers USL First Division players USL League Two players Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico USSF Division 2 Professional League players North American Soccer League players Major League Soccer players Chicago Fire FC draft picks Association football midfielders Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States