Mohammed Osman

Mohammed Osman

Osman with Vitesse in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Osman[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Qamishli, Syria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Lamphun Warriors
Number	14
Youth career
	DVV
2008–2013	Vitesse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2017	Vitesse II	80	(45)
2015–2017	Vitesse	4	(0)
2017–2018	Telstar	19	(7)
2018–2020	Heracles Almelo	51	(5)
2020–2021	Al-Kharaitiyat	21	(3)
2021–2022	Sparta Rotterdam	12	(0)
2022–	Lamphun Warriors	58	(14)
International career^‡
2009	Netherlands U16	3	(0)
2018–	Syria	29	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Mohammed Osman (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عُثمَان; born 1 January 1994) is a Syrian footballer who plays for a Thai League 1 club Lamphun Warriors as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his strong and precise outside of the box shots and his skillful playing style.

Club career

Born in Qamishli, Syria, to a Kurdish family, Osman joined Vitesse's youth setup in 2008, aged 15, after starting it out at DVV.^[2] On 5 July 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club.^[3] On 22 May 2015, Osman signed a new one-year contract with the club, being definitely promoted to the main squad.^[4] He made his first team – and Eredivisie – debut on 14 August, coming on as a late substitute in a 3–0 home win against Roda JC. On 6 September 2017, it was announced that Vitesse had terminated Osman's contract.^[5]

On 11 September 2017, Osman joined Eerste Divisie side Telstar following his release from Vitesse.^[6]

On 10 September 2021, he returned to the Netherlands and signed with Sparta Rotterdam.^[7] On 11 January 2022, Sparta and Osman agreed to terminate the contract.^[8] On 28 June 2022, he signed with Lamphun Warriors, after he agreed to terminate the contract with Sparta Rotterdam.^[9]

International career

Osman was born in Syria, but raised in the Netherlands. He represented the Netherlands U16 in the 'Val de Mar Tournoi' in 2009.^[10]

He started his international career with Syria on the 6th of September 2018 in a friendly match against Uzbekistan, he played the whole 90 minutes.^[11]

International goals

Scores and results list Syria's goal totally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	25 March 2021	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–1	1–3	Friendly
2.	11 October 2024	Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand	Tajikistan	1–0	1–0	2024 King's Cup

Career statistics

As of 29 February 2020.^[12]

Club	Season	League			KNVB Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vitesse	2015–16	Eredivisie	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	2016–17		3	0	2	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		4	0	2	0	0	0	—		6	0
Jong Vitesse	2016–17	Tweede Divisie	27	8	0	0	–		–		27	8
	Total		27	8	0	0	–		–		27	8
Telstar	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	19	7	1	0	—		—		20	7
	Total		19	7	1	0	—		—		20	7
Heracles Almelo	2017–18	Eredivisie	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	2018–19		33	5	2	0	0	0	2	0	37	5
	2019–20		13	0	1	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		51	5	3	0	0	0	2	0	56	5
Al Kharaitiyat	2020–21	Qatar Stars League	0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
Career total			101	20	6	0	0	0	0	0	109	20

Honours

Vitesse

• KNVB Cup: 2016–17

References

1. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
2. "Mo Osman: van jeugdvoetbal naar mannenvoetbal" [Mo Osman: from youth football to men's football] (in Dutch). Vitesse.org. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
3. "Vitesse sluit 'contractweek' academie af met zevental" [Vitesse agrees contracts with seven from the Academy] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
4. "Lieftink volgend seizoen naar eerste elftal" [Lieftink with the first team next season] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 22 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
5. "Vitesse on Twitter". Vitesse Official Twitter. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
6. "Mohammed Osman's Latest Acquisition". SC Telstar Official Site. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
7. "MOHAMMED OSMAN NAAR SPARTA" (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
8. "MOHAMMED OSMAN VERTREKT BIJ SPARTA" (Press release) (in Dutch). Sparta Rotterdam. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
9. "WELCOME NEW PLAYER โควต้าเอเชีย !!" (in Thai). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
10. "Officiële supporterssite van de Vitesse Jeugd – Teams".
11. "Uzbekistan vs. Syria – Football Match Line-Ups – September 6, 2018 – ESPN".
12. Mohammed Osman at Soccerway

External links

• Mohammed Osman at WorldFootball.net
• Vitesse official profile (in Dutch)
• Vitesse Jeugd profile (in Dutch)
• Mohammed Osman at Soccerway