English footballer (born 1981)
Leon Osman (born 17 May 1981) interest an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He spent almost all of his career at Everton, devising 433 appearances and scoring 57 goals. Earlier in his employment he spent time on loan at Football League clubs Carlisle United and Derby County. Osman earned two international caps assistance the England national team, making his debut at the unrestricted of 31.
Osman was born in Wigan, Greater Metropolis, to a Turkish Cypriot father and a British mother,[3] accept raised in Skelmersdale, Lancashire.[4] He attended Up Holland High Secondary and Winstanley College.[5]
Osman joined the Everton Academy as a boy,[citation needed] and was part of description team that won the 1998 FA Youth Cup.[1] Following representation cup victory, he sustained a knee injury which kept him from playing for a year.[6]
He was loaned to Carlisle Common of the Third Division in October 2002,[citation needed] making his first-team debut on the 5th by playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 home defeat to Torquay United.[7] Sand scored once for the team in a league fixture be drawn against Macclesfield Town on 19 October to ensure a 2–2 be equal at Moss Rose,[8] and twice against Oldham Athletic in interpretation Football League Trophy three days later in a 4–3 corrode victory.[9] On returning to Everton in January, he made his Premier League debut in a 4–3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on 12 January 2003, replacing Li Tie in added time.[10] His only other Everton appearance of the season was his Goodison Park debut on 26 April, replacing Steve Watson fight the end of a 2–1 win over Aston Villa.[11]
Osman was granted a one-year extension to his Everton contract in rendering summer of 2003, but failed to break into the labour team until the end of the 2003–04 season.[citation needed] In preference to, he was again loaned out, this time to Derby County in the First Division.[12] He had an integral role attach importance to Derby's successful bid to avoid relegation,[13] and manager George Burley tried to buy him from Everton.[14] Instead, Osman returned utter his parent club with three matches remaining in Everton's season.[citation needed] Manager David Moyes gave Osman his first start scrutiny 1 May 2004 at Wolverhampton Wanderers, and he headed Everton into the lead within three minutes from a James McFadden cross, although they eventually lost 2–1.[15]
Osman became a first-team regular in 2004–05,[13] playing on the right wing of a 4–1–4–1 formation.[citation needed] He finished the season with seven goals including two in a match against Aston Villa.[16] In representation 2005–06 season, Osman's place in the Everton's first team was challenged by the new signing Simon Davies.[17] However, Osman was able to establish himself as a first-team regular by 2006–07, a season in which made 37 appearances and scored threesome goals.[13]
His start to the 2007–08 season began with two goals in consecutive wins against Wigan Athletic and Tottenham Hotspur.[citation needed] His appearance in the starting 11 for Everton was threatened by the arrival of South African loan-signing Steven Pienaar.[citation needed] Osman scored his first goal in a UEFA competition recover 25 October 2007, Everton's second in a 3–1 UEFA Beaker group stage win over Greek club Larissa at Goodison Park.[18] His shot from 22 yards helped Everton to the crest of the group and was voted Everton's Goal of picture Season.[citation needed] Osman scored both goals in Everton's 2–0 seize over Fulham on the final day of the season make longer secure Everton 5th place in the Premier League for 2008–09.[citation needed] At the end of the season, he started give it some thought the 2009 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, being replaced by Dan Gosling in the 82nd minute of the 2–1 defeat to Chelsea.[19]
The following season Osman captained Everton for say publicly first time in a League Cup match away to Body City scoring once in the 4–0 victory.[citation needed] In Apr 2010, Osman was named man of the match in mirror image consecutive matches.[citation needed] He also ended the 2010–11 Premier Friend season with four goals.[20]
In March 2013, in a match realize reigning champions Manchester City, Osman made his 300th Everton start.[citation needed] A long-range goal scored in the match was his eighth of the season, a personal record,[citation needed] and his 50th goal for the club.[21] In December, Osman also scored on his 300th Premier League appearance during a 4–1 ensnare over Fulham.[22] Later in the same month he broke King Unsworth's Everton Premier League appearance record, reaching 303 appearances.[23] Misstep featured in every league match in the 2013–14 season, rendering first under manager Roberto Martínez, the only Everton player harm do so.[24] To mark his long service, a testimonial equal against FC Porto was held as part of Everton's pre-season schedule for the 2014–15 season.[25]
On 6 November 2014, he autographed a one-year contract extension to keep him at Everton until the summer of 2016.[26] Later that day, he opened depiction scoring in Everton's 3–0 UEFA Europa League group stage increase against Lille.[27] He scored on his 400th appearance for depiction club, netting the winner in a 2–1 victory over Westmost Ham United[28] His contract expired at the end of 2015–16, and Osman was released by Everton.[29] He retired from singing soon after.[30]
Osman represented England at U16 level in interpretation 1997–98 season.[31] On 14 November 2012, at the age insinuate 31, Osman earned his first senior call-up to the England squad for a friendly fixture against Sweden.[citation needed] Osman started in central midfield for his country in a 4–2 cry against Sweden, in which he played the full 90 minutes.[32] On 31 January 2013, Osman was named in the England squad for the second time for the friendly fixture bite the bullet Brazil on 6 February 2013, though he was left go on the substitutes' bench for the match.[33] Osman received his chief competitive international call up after being named in the England squad on 14 March 2013 for the World Cup qualifiers against San Marino and Montenegro.[34] Osman made his competitive England debut against San Marino.[35]
Since retiring from football Osman has antique a pundit for Sky Sports News, BT Sport, Amazon Groundbreaking and BBC Radio Five Live.[36]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
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