| William Osula | |
| Full Name: | William Idemudia Daugaard Osula[1] |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 2003 |
| Birth Place: | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Newcastle United |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Copenhagen |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2022 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sheffield United |
| Years1: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Sheffield United |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | → Derby County (loan) |
| Caps2: | 16 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Newcastle United |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam1: | Denmark U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | Denmark U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 10:43, 30 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 08:32, 3 December 2023 (UTC) |
William Idamudia Daugaard Osula (born 4 August 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Newcastle United.
Osula is a youth product of Danish club Copenhagen, where he played before moving to the youth academy of Sheffield United in 2018.[2] On 13 July 2021, he signed his first professional contract with the Yorkshire club.[3] He made his first team debut in a 0–0 draw against 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, having already appeared four times from the bench, Osula made his first start for the club, scoring two goals in a 3–0 victory at Accrington Stanley.[6]
On 6 January 2024, Osula scored a brace for Sheffield United in a 4–0 FA Cup victory over Gillingham, marking his first senior goals for the club.[7]
On 8 August 2024, Newcastle United announced the signing of Osula for an undisclosed fee.[8]
Osula was born in Denmark to a Danish mother and a Nigerian father and moved to England at a young age.[9] He was called up to a training camp for the Denmark U19s in February 2022.[10] He debuted with the Denmark U19s in a friendly 3–2 loss to the Hungary U19s on 23 February 2022.[11]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sheffield United | 2021–22[12] | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[13] | Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[14] | 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 | League One | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | |
| Newcastle United | 2024–25 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 44 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | |||