| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Idemudia Daugaard Osula[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-08-04) 4 August 2003 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Copenhagen | |||
| 2018–2022 | Sheffield United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Sheffield United | 28 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Derby County (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Denmark U21 | 5 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:32, 3 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
William Idamudia Daugaard Osula (born 4 August 2003) is a Danish professional footballerofNigerian descent through his father who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
Osula is a youth product of the Danish club Copenhagen, before moving to the youth academy of Sheffield United in 2018.[2] On 13 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the club.[3] He made his professional debut with Sheffield United in a 0–0 draw with Blackpool on 16 March 2022, coming on as a late substitute in the 91st minute.[4]
On 1 September 2022, Osula joined Derby County on a season-long loan.[5] On 15 October 2022, Osula made his first start for the club having already appeared four times from the bench, scoring two goals in a 3–0 victory at Accrington Stanley.[6]
Osula was born in Denmark to a Danish mother and a Nigerian father and moved to England at a young age.[7] He was called up to a training camp for the Denmark U19s in February 2022.[8] He debuted with the Denmark U19s in a friendly 3–2 loss to the Hungary U19s on 23 February 2022.[9]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sheffield United | 2021–22[10] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2022–23[11] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[12] | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 24 | 3 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||
| Derby County (loan) | 2022–23[11] | League One | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||
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Sheffield United F.C. – current squad
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