Paul Osew

Paul Asiedu Osew (born 25 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for club Tonbridge Angels.

Osew is a product of the Brentford and AFC Wimbledon academies and played in the English Football League for the latter club between 2019 and 2023. Following a short spell with Northampton Town, he dropped into non-League football in 2023 and briefly played in Northern Ireland.

Career Early years Osew began his youth career with spells as Chelsea Kicks and in the Evolution Sports & Health Academy. Following a rejection by Chelsea Academy for being "too small", he joined the Brentford academy at the age of 11. At age 15, Osew signed a scholarship deal with AFC Wimbledon, after previously being a part of the club's Foundation's College Education programme. During his time in the club's youth system, he was converted from a forward to a left back. on an ad-hoc basis. He was a regular inclusion in the first team squad during the truncated 2019–20 season and by the time his season was ended by a stress fracture to his tibia in March 2020, he had made 23 appearances and scored one goal. On 8 January 2020, Osew signed a contract extension and made 14 appearances during the 2020–21 season, Osew proved his versatility as a utility player in defence and midfield during the season and scored one goal, but delayed signing it until 21 August 2022, due to a need to recover from injury. He returned to match play six days later and following six appearances, Osew failed to appear again before agreeing a mutual termination of his contract on 1 February 2023. He made 76 appearances and scored three goals during years as a professional with the club. Osew transferred to League Two club Northampton Town on 10 March 2023 and signed a contract running until the end of the 2022–23 season. He made four appearances during the remainder of the club's promotion-winning season and was released when his contract expired.

Non-League football On 8 December 2023, Osew joined National League club Woking on a contract running until the end of the 2023–24 season. He made six appearances during the remainder of the season, scoring one goal, which came with the winner on his league debut, in a 2–1 victory over Dorking Wanderers on 16 December. After making 9 appearances,

Bangor Following a successful trial, Osew signed an undisclosed-length contract with NIFL Premiership club Bangor on 5 August 2025. He made seven appearances prior to his departure in January 2026.

Return to non-League football After nearly seven months without a club, Osew joined National League South club Tonbridge Angels prior to the beginning of the 2026–27 season.

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