Matthew Osman

Matthew James Osman (born 29 July 1983) is an Australian former professional footballer.

Matthew Osman
Personal information
Full name Matthew James Osman
Date of birth (1983-07-29) 29 July 1983
Place of birth Sydney, Australia
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Parramatta Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Northern Spirit 12 (0)
2003 Manly United 4 (0)
2003–2004 Northern Spirit 15 (1)
2004–2005 Penrith United 15 (2)
2005–2009 Central Coast Mariners 58 (3)
2009–2011 Gold Coast United 15 (0)
2011 Parramatta Eagles
2012– Lions FC
National team
2002 Australia U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

On 12 October 2007 Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the 2007–08 A-League season.[1] He was forced to have an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, returning to training in May 2008.[2] On July 2008 Osman re-signed with the Mariners for the 2008–09 season.[3]

On 3 December 2008 he was signed by Gold Coast United for their inaugural A-league season.[4] He played as a center midfielder for the Australian A-League club Gold Coast United, before signed for Parramatta Eagles in summer of 2011.[5]

International career

Osman was named in the Australian under-20 squad for the 2002 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji.[6]

Honours

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See also

References
  1. Mariners lose Osman for season
  2. "Mrdja and Osman return to the fold". Football NSW. 12 May 2008. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. Gumprecht and Osman re-sign for season four assault Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Six more names confirmed for United Archived 2 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Parramatta FC snap up Osman and Mooy". Football NSW. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  6. Cockerill, Michael (7 November 2002). "NSL players win most squad spots". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 April 2017.


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