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Isaiah Osbourne
Personal information
Full name	Isaiah George Osbourne
Date of birth	15 November 1987 (1987-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth	Birmingham, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current club	Middlesbrough (loan)
Number	34
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006– 2009 2009	Aston Villa → Nottingham Forest (loan) → Middlesbrough (loan)	19 (0) 08 (0) 02 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:14, 7 November 2009 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Isaiah George Osbourne (born 15 November 1987 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is an English professional footballer who currently plays as a holding midfielder for Middlesbrough F.C. on loan from Aston Villa, and is a former Under-16 international.

Contents 1 Club career 1.1 Aston Villa 1.2 Loan Moves to Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Club career

[edit] Aston Villa

Osbourne was given the squad number 27 after Martin O'Neill's arrival at Aston Villa. He made his Premier League debut on 21 October 2006, when he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Steven Davis against Fulham at Villa Park. 28 December 2006 saw Osbourne sign a new three-and-a-half-year contract, keeping him at Villa Park until the summer of 2010.^[1]

On 10 January 2008, Osbourne agreed to join Leicester City on loan,^[2] however just a few days later Villa manager Martin O’Neill was forced to cancel the proposed deal because of mounting injury concerns.^[3] On 23 September, Osbourne signed a new three-year deal with Villa, tying him to the club until summer 2011.

[edit] Loan Moves to Nottingham Forest and Middlesbrough

On 2 March 2009, he became the first player to move to Nottingham Forest under Billy Davies' reign, joining on loan until the end of the season.^[4] He made his debut against Preston North End on 3 March 2009. Osbourne made eight appearances for Forest in the Coca-Cola Championship before returning to Aston Villa. Osbourne joined Gordon Strachan's Middlesbrough on November 5, 2009. The loan signing made his debut for Boro in a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

[edit] International career

The former England Under-16 international made his name as one of the stars of a strong Aston Villa reserve outfit and the club are keen to tie him down on a long-term deal.

[edit] Personal life

Osbourne attended Kingsbury School and Sports College.^{[citation needed]} His brother, Isaac plays in the same position at Coventry City.^{[citation needed]}

On 6 October 2009 it was reported that Osbourne had been arrested at Aston Villa's Bodymoor Heath Training Ground four days earlier on suspicion of conspiracy to rob, and questioned at Kings Heath police station before being released on bail pending further inquiries.^[5]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Isaiah Osbourne career stats at Soccerbase

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