Abdul Hao Bin Seidu Osman (born 27 February 1987) is a Ghana

Ghana

Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...

ian born English

England

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 footballer who currently plays for AO Kerkyra in the Superleague Greece.

Career

Born in Accra

Accra

Accra is the capital and largest city of Ghana, with an urban population of 1,658,937 according to the 2000 census. Accra is also the capital of the Greater Accra Region and of the Accra Metropolitan District, with which it is coterminous...

, Greater Accra Region

Greater Accra Region

The Greater Accra Region is the smallest of Ghana's 10 administrative regions in terms of area, occupying a total land surface of 3,245 square kilometres or 1.4 per cent of the total land area of Ghana...

, Osman is a 6 ft central midfield player who began his career at Maidenhead United

Maidenhead United F.C.

Maidenhead United Football Club is an English football club in Maidenhead, Berkshire. The club was founded in 1870 and moved to their current ground at York Road the following year...

. After drawing interest from Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

, Osman moved to Gretna

Gretna F.C.

Gretna Football Club was a Scottish football club that represented the town of Gretna, Dumfries and Galloway, close to the border between England and Scotland...

 in the summer of 2007, signing a 12 month contract with the then SPL side, scoring once against Motherwell. He became a free agent after the publicised troubles at Gretna, attracting interest from a number of clubs, Leeds United

Leeds United A.F.C.

Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...

, Ipswich Town

Ipswich Town F.C.

Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....

 and Brighton

Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.

Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....

 all reported to be keen on him as well as various teams from Scotland

Scotland

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. In June 2008, Osman signed for then English League One

Football League One

Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 side Northampton Town

Northampton Town F.C.

Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

 after failing a medical with Scottish Premier League

Scottish Premier League

The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...

 side Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock F.C.

Kilmarnock Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the town of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire. Founded in 1869, "Killie" is the oldest club currently in the Scottish Premier League. Home matches are played at Rugby Park...

. After two years, making over sixty appearances, Osman signed a week-to-week deal allowing him to look at other clubs.

On 22 September 2010, Osman netted the winning penalty kick at Anfield, as Northampton knocked Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

 team out of the Carling Cup.

In May 2011, along with seven other players, he was told his contract would not be renewed by the club.

Osman went on trial at Greek Superleague side Kerkyra F.C. in July 2011 and signed a 2.5 year contract in August 2011.

External links

• Abdul Osman player profile at ntfc.co.uk
• Profile at Guardian's Stats Centre