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Osei Telesford 
Personal information Full name Osei Telesford Date of birth November 30, 1983 Place of birth San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Puerto Rico Islanders Number 18 Youth career Joe Public 2003–2006 Liberty Flames Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2005–2006 Carolina Dynamo 23 (1) 2007 Chicago Fire 2 (0) 2008– Puerto Rico Islanders 49 (2) National team‡ 2007–2008 Trinidad and Tobago 18 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 25, 2011Osei Telesford (born November 30, 1983 in San Juan) is a Trinidadian footballer who currently plays for the Puerto Rico Islanders in the North American Soccer League.
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Career
Youth and College
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
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.
International
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
Puerto Rico Islanders
- USSF Division 2 Pro League Champions (1): 2010
- Commissioner's Cup Winners (1): 2008
- CFU Club Championship Winner (1): 2010
References
External links
- Osei Telesford at National-Football-Teams.com
- Puerto Rico Islanders bio
- MLS player profile
Puerto Rico Islanders – current squad 1 Burse · 2 Jones · 3 Martinez · 4 Vélez · 5 Delgado · 6 Rivera · 7 Foley · 8 Pitchkolan · 9 Faña · 10 Villegas · 11 Addlery · 12 Bouraee · 13 Sandoval · 14 vanSchaik · 15 Martin · 16 Salem · 17 Wilson · 18 Telesford · 19 Villaroel · 20 Hansen · 21 Emory · 22 Richardson · 23 Laurendi · 25 Cunningham · 27 Ly · 29 Perez · 33 Needham · Ramos ·
Head Coach: Clarke Assistant Coach: Whitbread Goalkeeper Coach: Stefanowski
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- Carolina Dynamo players
- Chicago Fire players
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Puerto Rico Islanders players
- Trinidad and Tobago footballers
- Trinidad and Tobago international footballers
- USL First Division players
- USL Premier Development League players
- Trinidad and Tobago expatriates in Puerto Rico
- USSF Division 2 Pro League players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
- Trinidad and Tobago football biography stubs
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