Leon Osman

Leon Osman

Osman playing for Everton in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Leon Osman
Date of birth	(1981-05-17) 17 May 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth	Wigan, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2016	Everton	352	(43)
2002–2003	→ Carlisle United (loan)	12	(1)
2004	→ Derby County (loan)	17	(3)
National team‡
1997–1998	England U16	5	(0)
2012–2013	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:43, 11 May 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:43, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

Leon Osman (born 17 May 1981) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He is currently a free agent. He spent most of his career at Everton, making 433 appearances and scoring 57 goals. Earlier in his career he spent time on loan at Football League clubs Carlisle United and Derby County.

Osman earned two international caps for the England national team, making his debut at the age of 31.

Osman was born in Wigan and raised in Skelmersdale. He joined the Everton Academy as a boy, and was part of the team that won the 1998 FA Youth Cup. Following the cup victory, he sustained a knee injury which kept him from playing for a year.

He was loaned to Carlisle United of the Third Division in October 2002, making his professional debut on the 5th by playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 home defeat to Torquay United. He scored once for the team in a league fixture against Macclesfield Town on 19 October to ensure a 2–2 draw at Moss Rose, and twice against Oldham Athletic in the Football League Trophy three days later in a 4–3 away victory. 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. His only other Everton appearance of the season was his Goodison Park debut on 26 April, replacing Steve Watson at the end of a 2–1 win over Aston Villa.