David Owusu

{{short description|English Professional footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Use British English|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = David Owusu

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = David Owusu-Akyeaw

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|10|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = England

| height = 1.81 m{{WorldFootball.net|david-owusu}}

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Launceston United

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Merstham

| youthyears2 = 2016–2017 | youthclubs2 = Rochdale

| years1 = 2017 | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | clubs1 = Rochdale

| years2 = 2017–2018 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Merstham

| years3 = 2018 | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = Croydon

| years4 = 2018–2019 | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 2 | clubs4 = Whyteleafe

| years5 = 2019 | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | clubs5 = Lordswood

| years6 = 2019–2020 | caps6 = 1 | goals6 = 0 | clubs6 = Lewisham Borough

| years7 = 2020 | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Whyteleafe

| years8 = 2021–2022 | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 2 | clubs8 = Manchester 62

| years9 = 2022 | caps9 = 2 | goals9 = 0 | clubs9 = Glacis United

| years10= 2023– | caps10= | goals10= | clubs10= Launceston United

| club-update = 27 February 2022

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David Owusu-Akyeaw (born 27 October 1998) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Australian National Premier Leagues Tasmania side Launceston United.[http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-afc-wimbledon-captain-burnley-13235791 Former AFC Wimbledon captain, Burnley winger and Gillingham midfielder among new Merstham signings]‚ getsurrey.co.uk, 25 June 2017

Playing career

Owusu joined EFL League One side Rochdale after impressing on trial in October 2016.{{cite news|title=Rochdale Football Club is delighted to announce that talented teenager David Owusu has joined the club.|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/rochdale-football-club-is-delighted-to-announce-the-signing-of-talented-teenager-david-owusu.-3369339.aspx|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=rochdaleafc.co.uk|date=18 October 2016|language=en}} He signed his first contract at the club three months later.{{cite news|title=David Owusu Signs First Professional Contract|url=http://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/david-owusu-signs-first-professional-contract-3494844.aspx|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=rochdaleafc.co.uk|date=1 January 2017|language=en}} He made his first team debut after coming on as a half-time substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Oxford United at Spotland on 21 January 2017.{{cite news|title=Rochdale 0-4 Oxford United|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38619617|accessdate=25 February 2017|work=BBC Sport|date=21 January 2017}} He was released a few months later due to injury.{{cite news|title=English side Rochdale FC release Ghanaian youngster David Owusu | url=https://www.kickgh.com/more/ghanaians-abroad/2657-english-side-rochdale-fc-release-ghanaian-youngster-david-owusu}}

After spells at Merstham and Lordswood, Owuso moved to Gibraltar in 2021 to sign for Manchester 62. He made his debut on 16 October, registering an assist in a 2–0 victory over College 1975.[https://www.chronicle.gi/manchester-62-grab-their-first-three-points-of-the-season-against-college-1975/ Manchester 62 grab their first three points of the season against College 1975] Gibraltar Chronicle. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

In 2023, Australian National Premier Leagues Tasmania side Launceston City FC.[https://www.instagram.com/p/Cma7smjJi7E/ 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗖 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝘂𝘀𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻!], instagram.com, 21 December 2022[https://www.examiner.com.au/story/8364933/hope-for-future-after-painful-initiation/ 2023 soccer season review: Launceston United in NPL Tasmania], examiner.com.au, 19 October 2023

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