Matthew Osman


Matthew James Osman is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

On 12 October 2007, Osman was injured during training and as a result he sat out the remainder of the 2007–08 A-League season. He was forced to have an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, returning to training in May 2008.
In July 2008 he re-signed with the Mariners for the 2008–09 [Central Coast Mariners FC season|2008–09 season].
Osman appeared in a Season 5 episode of the U.S. TV series The Office. As described by reddit user kiasam111, new boss Charles walks out of his office to find Andy looking at what appears to be a screen-saver with a series of photos of football. A photo appears of two players, taken from an A-League game between Central Coast Mariners and Perth Glory, played at Central Coast Stadium in Gosford, Australia, on 31 December 2008. The players in the photo are Marc Anthony and Osman.
On 3 December 2008, Osman was signed by Gold Coast United for their inaugural A-league season. He signed for Parramatta Eagles in summer of 2011.

International career

Osman was named in the Australia under-20 team squad for the 2002 OFC U-20 Championship in Fiji.

Honours

Central Coast Mariners
Australia U-20