Osei Telesford
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 30, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Criollos de Caguas FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Joe Public | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Liberty Flames | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Carolina Dynamo | 23 | (1) |
| 2007 | Chicago Fire | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 70 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Criollos de Caguas | 40 | (8) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024 | |||
Osei Telesford (born November 30, 1983) is a Trinidadian retired footballer.
Career
[edit]Youth and College
[edit]Born in San Juan, Telesford was a member of the youth setup at famed Trinidadian club Joe Public, before coming to the United States in 2003. He played college soccer at Liberty University, starting 65 of 66 matches from 2003 to 2006, scoring 8 goals and assisting on 8 more. He was named to the All Big South Conference Team in each of his four years with the team.
During his college years he also played for Carolina Dynamo of the USL Premier Development League. He was PDL Defender of the Year in 2006, and was a PDL First Team selection for helping Dynamo to a league-best 14–0–2 regular season record
Professional
[edit]Telesford was drafted in the 2nd round (21st overall) by Chicago Fire in the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, but played 2 Major League Soccer games for the team before being released at the end of the year.[1]
He signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders in the USL First Division in early 2008, and helped the Islanders win the 2008 USL First Division regular season title and progressed to the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09.
Telesford played for the Criollos de Caguas FC in the Liga Puerto Rico from 2013 until his retirement in 2015.[2]
International
[edit]Telesford earned his first cap for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team in January 2007 during the Caribbean Digicel Cup. He was previously a regular fixture on the U-23 and U-20 levels.
Honors
[edit]- Puerto Rico Islanders
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Osei Telesford at National-Football-Teams.com
- Puerto Rico Islanders bio
- MLS player profile
- 1983 births
- Living people
- North Carolina Fusion U23 players
- Chicago Fire FC players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Liberty Flames men's soccer players
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Trinidad and Tobago men's footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago men's international footballers
- USL First Division players
- USL League Two players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Major League Soccer players
- Chicago Fire FC draft picks
- Men's association football midfielders
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States