Ransford Osei

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Personal information
Ransford Osei
Full name	Ransford Osei
Date of birth	December 5, 1990 (1990-12-05) (age 17)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Kessben FC
Number	?
Youth clubs
2002- 2005	Kessben FC
National team²
2006 - 2007-	Ghana U-17 Ghana	? (17) 0 (0)
² National team caps and goals correct as of 24 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Ransford Osei (born December 5, 1990 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Kessben FC). He is also a part of Ghana national football team.

1 Career
- 1.1 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
- 1.2 Senior Internationals
2 Honours
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

A Striker described by FIFA.com as "an opportunistic goal machine"^[1] with superb pace and movement^[2], young free-scoring sensation Osei was recognized by World Soccer Magazine as one of the 50 Most Exciting Teenagers on the Planet in their November 2007 Issue.

When it comes to designing the perfect striker, he has one particular model in mind. "I'd love to have Patrick Kluivert's heading ability, the speed and ball control of Samuel Eto'o and the finishing skills of Thierry Henry. I've got a few videos of him that I watch very closely". "Whenever I miss chances I can't sleep at night," Osei, the adidas Silver Shoe winner at the 2007 U-17 World Cup, tells FIFA.com. "I go through them over and over again in my mind, replaying them until I find the exact movement I should have made out on the pitch. When I'm sure I've learned my lesson I relax a little bit, but even then I know I'm not going to sleep that well."^[1].

[edit] 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup

On August 20 he found the net twice in the 12 and 44th minute against Trinidad and Tobago in Ghana's 4-1 win during their first group game^[3]. Osei went on to score two more goals against Germany and Colombia, to take Ghana into the last sixteen of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, where they met and defeated favorites Brazil despite playing the entire second half with only ten men^[4]

On September 1, Osei set up the first goal and scored the second as the Ghanaians beat Peru 2-0 to take them into the U-17 semi-final match against Spain^[5].

Osei finished the U-17 World Cup with the Adidas Silver Shoe as the competitions second highest goalscorer^[6], coming second by one goal to Macauley Chrisantus of Nigeria. He scored his sixth and final goal of the Tournament came in the third place play-off in the tournament as Ghana lost 2-1 to Germany.

On 28 February Ransford Osei was to join Polish club, Legia Warszawa. Only for half year loan, with option eventually buying, but unfortunately, FIFA blocked the transfer because of problems with work permit (aged under 18). Osei stayed in Kessben.

[edit] Senior Internationals

On November 13, 2007, three weeks before his 17th birthday, the young striking sensation received his first senior International call-up from Ghana Coach Claude Le Roy for a FIFA International friendly match against Togo at the Ohene Djan Stadium in Accra, Ghana on November 18, 2007^[7] after bagging a superb hat-trick against Togo's U17 team^[8] in a Junior International friendly at the same venue on Sunday November 11, 2007.