Karleigh Osborne

Karleigh Osborne

Personal information
Full name	Karleigh Anthony Jonathan Osborne[1]
Date of birth	19 March 1988[1]
Place of birth	Southall, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current team	AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Bristol City)
Number	22
Youth career
2004–2005	Brentford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2005–2012	Brentford	161	(6)
2006	→ Hayes (loan)	9	(2)
2008	→ Oxford United (loan)	6	(0)
2008	→ Eastbourne Borough (loan)	3	(1)
2012–2014	Millwall	14	(1)
2013–2014	→ Bristol City (loan)	7	(0)
2014–	Bristol City	20	(1)
2015	→ Colchester United (loan)	4	(0)
2015–	→ AFC Wimbledon (loan)	23	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:52 17:05, 31 January 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Karleigh Anthony Jonathan Osborne (born 19 March 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays for Bristol City. Osborne plays principally at centre-back, though he is also a capable right-back.

Career

Early years

He started his career at South Ruislip Rangers, playing under the management of Keith Robins for a number of years. Despite starting his first few games as a striker/midfielder, he was soon gelled into a centre half, where he held together the South Ruislip back line.

Brentford

Osborne joined League One side Brentford in the summer of 2004.^[2] He quickly made an impression in the club's youth and reserve teams and received his first call into the senior squad for a Football League Trophy first round match versus Milton Keynes Dons on 28 September 2004.^[3] Awarded the number 38 shirt, he remained on the bench for the 3–0 defeat.^[4] Osborne was an unused substitute on two further occasions before making his Brentford debut against Hull in the final game of the 2004/05 season,^[3] starting the match and playing the full 90 minutes.^[5] He found appearances hard to come by the following season, making only three, though he started and played the full ninety minutes in each match. He spent the final two months of the season on loan at Conference South side Hayes. After Martin Allen left as manager and his squad was broken up, Osborne became a first team regular under Leroy Rosenior (and later Scott Fitzgerald) during the 2006/07 season, at the end of which Brentford were relegated to League Two.

In the 2007–08 season, in the absence of Matt Heywood and Kevin O'Connor, Osborne captained the team on several occasions. He scored his first goal for Brentford in a 1–0 win at Shrewsbury Town on 5 January 2008, converting a header from Ryan Dickson's corner. He had a one-month loan spell with Oxford United in September 2008. On 10 October 2008, Osborne transferred to Eastbourne Borough for a one-month loan lasting until 6 November 2008.^[6] He played three games and scored a goal against Barrow during a league game.^[7] He returned from his loan spells to play a key role in Brentford's promotion from League Two. In the 2009/10 season, his appearances were limited until March, when an injury crisis gave him an extended run of games in the team. His good form resulted in a new contract at the end of the campaign. In May 2012, Osborne was released after turning down a new deal earlier in the season.

Millwall

On 13 July 2012 Osborne agreed a free transfer to Kenny Jackett's Millwall after sealing a 2-year deal.^[8]

Honours

Brentford

• League Two: 2008–09

Career statistics

As of match played 3 May 2013.

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brentford	2004–05[9]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2005–06[10]	League One	1	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	3	0
	2006–07[11]	League One	21	0	0	0	2	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	24	0
	2007–08[12]	League Two	29	1	1	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	31	1
	2008–09[13]	League Two	23	4	2	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	4
	2009–10[14]	League One	19	0	1	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	22	0
	2010–11[15]	League One	42	1	1	0	4	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	51	1
	2011–12[16]	League One	25	0	0	0	1	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	0
	Total		161	6	5	0	9	0	10	0	185	6
Hayes (loan)	2005–06[17]	Conference South	9	2	0	0	—		0	0	9	2
Oxford United (loan)	2008–09[18]	Conference Premier	6	0	0	0	—		0	0	6	0
Eastbourne Borough (loan)	2008–09[19]	Conference Premier	3	1	0	0	—		0	0	3	1
Millwall	2012–13[20]	Championship	13	1	3	0	0	0	—		16	1
	2013–14[21]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		14	1	3	0	0	0	—		17	1
Bristol City (loan)	2013–14[22]	League One	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	0
Bristol City			20	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	1
Career totals			220	11	10	0	9	0	10	0	249	11

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

References

1. Hugman, Barry J. (ed) (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.
2. Brentford Football Club Official Matchday Magazine versus Torquay United 26/12/04. Newbury: Dunwoody Sports Marketing. 2004. p. 45.
3. "Karleigh Osborne". espnfc.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
4. "Brentford". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
5. "Brentford". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
6. "Eastbourne sign Osborne on loan". BBC Sport. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
7. "Barrow 3–1 Eastbourne". BBC Sport. 18 October 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2008.
8. "Bees trio set to buzz off". Sky Sports. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
9. "Brentford 2004/2005 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
10. "Brentford 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
11. "Brentford 2006/2007 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
12. "Brentford 2007/2008 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
13. "Brentford 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
14. "Brentford 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
15. "Brentford 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
16. "Brentford 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
17. "Hayes 2005/2006 player appearances". Soccer Facts UK. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
18. "Oxford 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
19. "Eastbourne 2008/2009 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
20. "Millwall 2012/2013 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
21. "Millwall 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
22. "Bristol City 2013/2014 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 3 February 2013.

External links

• Karleigh Osborne career statistics at Soccerbase