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{{short description|Ghanaian former footballer (born 1982)}}
{{Distinguish|text=the Ghanaian footballers [[Emmanuel Carlos Osei]], [[Emmanuel Osei Kuffour]], and [[Emmanuel Osei Baffour]]}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emmanuel Osei
| image = 
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| fullname = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|8|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| currentclub =  
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2001 | clubs1 = [[Echomog]] | caps1 = 16 | goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2002 | clubs2 = [[Suhum Maxbees]] | caps2 = 39 | goals2 = 7
| years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] | caps3 = 31 | goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2003–2004 | clubs4 = [[Akçaabat Sebatspor|Sebatspor]] | caps4 = 17 | goals4 = 2
| years5 = 2004–2006 | clubs5 = [[U.S. Livorno 1915|Livorno]] | caps5 = 6 | goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2005–2006 | clubs6 = → [[FC Politehnica Timișoara|Politehnica Timişoara]] (loan) | caps6 = 13 | goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2007 | clubs7 = [[ASV Cham]] | caps7 = | goals7 =
| years8 = 2008 | clubs8 = [[All Stars F.C.|Wa All Stars]] | caps8 = | goals8 =
| years9 = 2008–2009 | clubs9 = [[Liberty Professionals]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 2009–2010 | clubs10 = [[New England Revolution]] | caps10 = 44 | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2013 | clubs11 = [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] | caps11 =  | goals11 = 
| years12 = 2013–2015 | clubs12 = [[Ashanti Gold SC|Ashanti Gold]] | caps12 =  | goals12 = 
| nationalyears1 = 2004 | nationalteam1 = [[Ghana national under-23 football team|Ghana U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2005 | nationalteam2 = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] | nationalcaps2 = 1 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 3 December 2013
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'''Emmanuel Osei''' (born 23 August 1982, in [[Accra]]) is a Ghanaian former [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]].

==Club career==
Born in [[Accra]], Osei began his career in 2001 with regional club Echomog, and moved to Suhum Maxbees of the [[Ghana Football Leagues|Poly Tank Division One League]] a year later. He played for his third team in as many years in 2003 after transferring to [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC]], before moving to [[Turkey]] to play for [[Akçaabat Sebatspor]] (then in the [[Süper Lig|top flight]]), also in that year.

For the [[2004–05 Serie A|2004–05 season]] Osei joined [[A.S. Livorno Calcio]] of [[Serie A]], going much unnoticed for the majority of the campaign. In two appearances in May, he played in consecutive defeats – where the team conceded 12 goals – against [[Parma F.C.]] and [[A.C. Siena]].

The following year Osei was loaned to [[FC Politehnica Timișoara]], with the [[Romania]]n club having an option to buy him at the end of the season. He was eventually released by Livorno and, after a brief spell in [[Germany]] with amateurs [[ASV Cham]], returned to his country to play in the [[Ghana Premier League|top level]], representing in quick succession [[All Stars F.C.|Wa All Stars]] and [[Liberty Professionals]].<ref>[http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2009/04/01/revolution_sign_osei_and_await_delivery/ Revolution sign Osei and await delivery]; Boston.com, 1 April 2009</ref>

On 31 March 2009 Osei signed with [[Major League Soccer]]'s [[New England Revolution]],<ref>[http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=36750&pcid=115 Revolution adds African defender] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716230737/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/index.cfm?ac=latestnewsdetail&pid=36750&pcid=115 |date=16 July 2011 }}; NE Revolution's website, 31 March 2009</ref> being waived in January 2011.<ref>[http://revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/01/revolution-waives-emmanuel-osei-0 Revs waive Osei] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724033428/http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/news/2011/01/revolution-waives-emmanuel-osei-0 |date=24 July 2011 }}; Revolution Soccer, 18 January 2011</ref> On 14 November 2012, he returned to his country and Hearts of Oak.<ref>[http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/midfielders-ansah-osei-join-hearts-training/ Midfielders Ansah, Osei join Hearts training]; Ghana Soccernet, 14 November 2012</ref>

==International career==
Osei was part of the [[Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics|Ghanaian 2004 Olympic football team]] which [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics|exited in the first round]], having finished third in group B.<ref>{{FIFA player|209160}}</ref> In the following year, he gained his first and only [[Ghana national football team|senior]] cap.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|1475/emmanuel-osei}}
*{{MLS player|emmanuel-osei}}
*{{NFT player|10590}}
*{{Soccerway|78509}}
*{{WorldFootball.net|emmanuel-osei}}

{{Ghana Squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Osei, Emmanuel}}
[[Category:1982 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Footballers from Accra]]
[[Category:Ghanaian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
[[Category:Ghana Premier League players]]
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[[Category:Legon Cities FC players]]
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[[Category:US Livorno 1915 players]]
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[[Category:Olympic footballers for Ghana]]
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