Andrew Osei-Bonsu

Andrew Kwadjo Osei-Bonsu (born 4 January 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Daventry Town. He was previously an academy scholar of Milton Keynes Dons, and featured for the club's first team in the EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Andrew Osei-Bonsu
Personal information
Full name Andrew Kwadjo Osei-Bonsu[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-04) 4 January 1999[2]
Place of birth Milton Keynes, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Daventry Town
Youth career
2007–2017 Milton Keynes Dons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Milton Keynes Dons 0 (0)
2017 → Corby Town (loan) 1 (0)
2017 Wealdstone 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dunstable Town 38 (5)
2018 Larne 6 (0)
2019 St Ives Town 27 (3)
2019–2020 Billericay Town 3 (0)
2021 East Fife 9 (0)
2022 St Ives Town 9 (0)
2022–2023 Royston Town
2023– Yaxley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:12, 12 October 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Milton Keynes Dons

Osei-Bonsu joined Milton Keynes Dons' academy at a young age, progressing through various age groups and into the club's development squad. On 9 August 2016, Osei-Bonsu made his professional debut for the first team, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–3 EFL Cup first round away win against Newport County.[4] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was one of several academy scholars released by the club.[5]

Larne

Following brief spells with Wealdstone, Dunstable Town, and trials with Derby County and Huddersfield Town, Osei-Bonsu joined Irish NIFL Championship club Larne on 8 June 2018.[6] Following limited first team opportunities due to injury, he left the club by mutual consent in December 2018 having made six appearances.[7]

St Ives Town

On 15 January 2019, Osei-Bonsu joined St Ives Town.[8] He left the club on 13 September 2019 due to limited playing time in the 2019-20 after the arrival of a new forward.[9]

Billericay Town

On 14 November 2019, Billericay Town announced the arrival of Osei-Bonsu.[10]

East Fife

In August 2021, Osei-Bonsu signed for Scottish League One side East Fife.[11] In December 2021, Osei-Bonsu was released from his contract.[12]

St Ives Town (second spell)

On 4 March 2022, Osei-Bonsu once again signed for Southern League side St Ives Town.[13]

Royston Town

In October 2022, Osei-Bonsu signed for Royston Town.[14]

Yaxley

By January 2023 he was playing for Yaxley, scoring on his debut for the club.[15]

Daventry Town

In June 2023, Osei-Bonsu joins Daventry Town.[16]

Personal life

Osei-Bonsu is of Ghanaian descent.[17]

Career statistics
As of 23 January 2019[18][19][20][21]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2016–17 League One 0000101[lower-alpha 1]020
Wealdstone 2017–18 National League North 1000——10
Dunstable Town 2017–18 Southern Premier 36500—20385
Larne 2018–19 NIFL Championship 6000——60
St Ives Town 2018–19 Southern Premier Central 21———21
Career total 145001010165
  1. Appearance in 2016–17 EFL Trophy.

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  2. "Andrew Osei-Bonsu". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  3. "Andrew Osei-Bonsu". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  4. "Newport County 2-3 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport.
  5. "Duo put pen to paper on pro deals". Milton Keynes Dons. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. "Hassin returns & MK Dons graduates sign". Larne FC. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 11 June 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  7. "Osei-Bonsu returns to England". Larne FC. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  8. Midfielder joins the Ives, stivestownfc.co.uk, 15 January 2019
  9. Andrew Osei-Bonsu departs the Ives, ourstives.com, 13 September 2019
  10. Squad Update: Ins and Outs, billericaytownfc.co.uk, 14 November 2019
  11. Inglis, Scott (26 August 2021). "Andrew Osei-Bonsu relishes East Fife opportunity". Fife Today. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  12. "Andrew Osei-Bonsu departs Bayview". East Fife FC. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  13. "Saints return for Osei-Bonsu". Southern Football League. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  14. "Castle Bolsters Midfield Options". southern-football-league.co.uk. 11 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. "'My ambition is to manage in the Premier League'" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  16. Osei-Bonsu joins the Purple Army, dtfc.co.uk, 20 June 2023
  17. "Andrew Osei-Bonsu". World Football. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  18. "Games played by Andrew Osei-Bonsu". Soccerbase. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  19. "England – A.Osei-Bonsu". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  20. "GOALSCORERS 17/18". Dunstable Town FC. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  21. "NIFL - All Results". nifootballleague.com. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
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