Ben Osborn

Ben Osborn
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Jarrod Osborn[1]
Date of birth5 August 1994
Place of birthDerby,[2] England
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Nottingham Forest
Number38
Youth career
2002–2003Derby County
2003–2013Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–Nottingham Forest44(3)
National team
2012England U181(0)
2012England U193(0)
2015–England U201(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:33, 1 May 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2015

Benjamin Jarrod "Ben" Osborn (born 5 August 1994[3]) is an English footballer who plays for Nottingham Forest. Internationally, he has represented England at under-18 and under-19 level.[4]

Club career

Nottingham Forest

Osborn joined Nottingham Forest's youth academy at the age of nine. In his first season with the U18 squad, he was frequently used as a left back.[5] He made his first-team debut for the club in the Championship on 29 March 2014, playing in midfield for the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 away draw with Ipswich Town.[6] On 29 April 2014, he penned a five-year contract with the club.[7]

Following an impressive pre-season campaign, which included two goals against Ilkeston, Osborn became a prominent member of the first team squad under Stuart Pearce at the beginning of the 2014–15 season.[8] In the absence of injured midfielders Henri Lansbury and David Vaughan, Osborn featured as a substitute in three of Forest's first four league games and started both their first and second round games in the League Cup.[9] Osborn's first senior goal for Forest was a 92nd minute winner from 18 yards against fierce local rivals and his hometown club Derby County at the Pride Park Stadium on 17 January 2015.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 February 2015.[11]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2013–14 Championship 80000080
2014–15 Championship 2120030242
Career total 2920030322

References

  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. May 2013. p. 22. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  2. "Ben Osborn". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  3. "B. Osborn". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  4. "England: Men's U19s: Search: Osborn". The Football Association. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  5. Nelson, Grant (27 January 2012). "Nottingham Forest Academy Profiles". View from the Main Stand. James Bolton. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  6. "Ipswich 1, Nottingham Forest 1 – match report". Nottingham Post. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  7. "Ben Osborn pens five-year deal with Nottingham Forest". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  8. "Ilkeston 0–4 Forest". Nottingham Forest F.C. 12 July 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  9. "Season statistics". Nottingham Forest F.C. 27 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  10. "Derby 1 Nottm Forest 2". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
  11. http://uk.soccerway.com/players/ben-osborn/269601/

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