Osman Bukari (born 13 December 1998) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a winger for Serbian club

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and the Ghana national team.

Club career

AS Trenčín

First European club in Osman Bukari's professional career was Slovakian side AS Trenčin. Bukari joined them in July 2018 from Accra Lions in his homeland. In his two years in

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n football, Bukari was one of the best players in his team, playing 66 matches and recording 16 goals and 25 assists. In the 2019–20 season, he was officially Trenčin's best player and was inducted in the league's best XI. He was also on the three-name shortlist for the best player of the season.

Gent

After his eye-catching performances in Slovakia, Belgian side

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signed Bukari on 4 September 2020. After signing a three-year contract with Gent, Bukari quickly established himself as one of the first-team regulars. He played in the

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as Gent faced

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and

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in the group stage. He scored four goals and made six assists in 35 appearances for Gent.

Loan to Nantes

On 12 August 2021, French Ligue 1 outfit

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signed Bukari on a season-long loan. The Ghanaian was a part of the team that won

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, the fourth in club's history, and secured European qualification after a 21-year-long wait.

Red Star Belgrade

Serbian champions

signed Bukari on 21 June 2022 in a deal worth €3 million. He made his club debut against Radnički Niš and got on the scoresheet in the same match. He was

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with three goals in an assist in Red Star Belgrade's

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qualifying match against Pyunik, in which the Serbian team won 5–0. Bukari scored one of the best goals seen in Eternal derby when he scored with a fine left-footed volley in Red Star Belgrade's 1–1 draw at rivals

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International career

Bukari made his

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bow on 25 March 2021 against

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in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. Good performances on the club level for FC Nantes and Red Star Belgrade earned him a Black Stars recall and he's been a regular for the national team since March 2022. He scored his first goal for his country on 1 June 2022 in an AFCON qualifier against

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. Bukari has been called up by national coach

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to represent the Black Stars in the

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. In his World Cup debut, Bukari scored in the 90th minute in a 3–2 loss to

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, and performed the renowned celebration of their captain

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Career statistics

Club

International goals

''Scores and results list Ghana's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bukari goal.''

Honours

Nantes *

: 2021–22 ;Red Star Belgrade *

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: 2022–23 *

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: 2022–23 Individual * Slovak Super Liga Team of the Season: 2019–20 * Serbian SuperLiga Player of the Month: April 2023

References

External links

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Futbalnet profile
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bukari, Osman 1998 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Ghana men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders AS Trenčín players K.A.A. Gent players FC Nantes players Red Star Belgrade footballers Slovak Super Liga players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 1 players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Slovakia Expatriate footballers in Slovakia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Serbia 2022 FIFA World Cup players Accra Lions FC players