Osei Telesford
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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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 | |||
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– | Criollos de Caguas FC | 40 | (8) |
International career‡ | |||
2007– | Trinidad and Tobago | 21 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 16, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:49, 5 April 2012 (UTC) |
Osei Telesford (born November 30, 1983) is a Trinidadian footballer who plays for the Criollos de Caguas FC in the Liga Puerto Rico.[1]
Career
Youth and College
Born in
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
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
Telesford was drafted in the 2nd round (21st overall) by
2007 MLS Supplemental Draft, but played 2 Major League Soccer games for the team before being released at the end of the year.[2]
He signed with the
CONCACAF Champions League 2008–09
.
International
Telesford earned his first cap for the
Caribbean Digicel Cup
. He was previously a regular fixture on the U-23 and U-20 levels.
Honors
- Puerto Rico Islanders
- USSF Division 2 Pro League: 2010
- 2008
- CFU Club Championship: 2010
References
External links
- Osei Telesford at National-Football-Teams.com
- Puerto Rico Islanders bio
- MLS player profile