Benjamin Jarrod Osborn (born 5 August 1994[3]) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back or central midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County.

He started his career at Nottingham Forest, he then joined Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee in 2019, before leaving the club on a free transfer for Derby County in June 2024.

[7] Following an injury to Gonzalo Jara, Osborn was promoted to the Forest first team[8] and made his debut for the club in the Championship on 29 March 2014, playing in midfield for the full 90 minutes of a 1–1 away draw with Ipswich Town.

[12] Osborn's first senior goal for Forest was a 92nd-minute winner from 18 yards against fierce local rivals and his hometown club Derby County at Pride Park Stadium on 17 January 2015.

Osborn was also awarded the club's Goal of the Season, which he scored against Derby County on 17 January 2015[20] and nominated for the Nottinghamshire Professional Footballer of the Year, but lost out to his then-teammate Andy Reid.

[25] After a month on the sidelines, Osborn made his first team return on 31 October 2015 as a substitute for Chris Burke in the 59th minute, in a 0–1 loss against Sheffield Wednesday.

[28] On 16 February 2016, having made twenty-three appearances and scored one goal for Forest during the season, Osborn won the Football League Young Player of the Month award for January 2016.

[32] In the last game of the season Osborn provided two assists, as Nottingham Forest beat already relegated Milton Keynes Dons 2–1.

[29] The 2016–17 season saw Osborn switch shirt numbers from 38 to 11,[34] which had been vacated by the retirement of Andy Reid, and additionally saw him sign a contract extension, keeping him at Forest until 2020.

After Matty Cash laid off a free-kick, Osborn flicked the ball up and volleyed it past City goalkeeper Fabian Giefer for his second goal of the season.

[41] On 26 July 2019, Osborn joined newly promoted Premier League side Sheffield United on a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.