Samuel Paul Osborne (born 10 January 1999) is an English footballer who plays for

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side Buxton. Osborne started his career at

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Football career

Early career

Osborne played youth football for

Dunkirk Dunkirk (french: Dunkerque ; vls, label=French Flemish, Duunkerke; nl, Duinkerke(n) ; , ;) is a commune in the department of Nord in northern France.

Notts County

Osborne signed for Notts County in 2016, making his debut on 7 January 2017 in a 4–1 defeat away at

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. In October 2018 he signed a professional contract with the club after impressing technical director

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in an

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match against Newcastle United U21s. Despite this, his involvement with the first team became less frequent, and he hoped to force his way back into contention after scoring six goals in six games for the youth team. Osborne began to feature more regularly after County's relegation to the

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. He scored his first goal for the club in September 2019 against Boreham Wood, describing it as "something he had always dreamed of". The strike was subsequently voted as the club's Goal of the Month by supporters. He ended the season with three goals in 16 appearances in all competitions and was offered a new contract, but opted to pursue more regular first team football elsewhere.

Leamington

In September 2020 Osborne signed for

side Leamington after a recommendation from former Leamington forward Colby Bishop, who also came through Notts County's academy. In November, he scored his first goals for the club in a 4–3 win against Alfreton Town, netting a brace to kickstart the comeback from a 3–0 half time deficit. At the end of the month he won the

Player of the Month award, scoring five goals as the Brakes went unbeaten.

AFC Fylde

On 9 January 2021, Osborne signed for

side

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for an undisclosed fee. He was once again awarded the National League North Player of the Month Award in April 2022, scoring three goals and helping Fylde secure a place in the top three.

Buxton

On 6 October 2022, Osborne signed for fellow National League North club Buxton for an undisclosed fee.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual

* Notts County Young Player of the Year: 2018/19, 2019/20 *

Player of the Month: November 2020, April 2022

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osborne, Sam 1999 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Nottingham Dunkirk F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Basford United F.C. players Shaw Lane A.F.C. players Grantham Town F.C. players Leamington F.C. players AFC Fylde players Buxton F.C. players Midland Football League players English Football League players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players Men's association football forwards