Isaac Samuel Osbourne (born 22 June 1986) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
A persistent knee injury troubled Osbourne throughout most of his career, and subsequently it forced him to retire from football aged 28.
[2] Born in Birmingham, West Midlands,[1] Osbourne started out playing football at Derby County after he and his brother, Isaiah were spotted and offered a trial.
[3] Shortly after, Osbourne went on trial at Coventry City and impressed, the club signed him on youth terms in 1999.
[3] He progressed through the Coventry City's youth system, where he was promoted to the club's reserve side three years later.
[7] He made another appearance for the club, starting a match and played 66 minutes before being substituted, in a 0–0 draw against Millwall in the last game of the season.
[23] However, in early 2006, Osbourne damaged his lateral collateral ligament and had an operation, which was successful, but this ruled him out of the second half of the season.
[28] Following his loan spell at Crewe Alexandra ended, he made his first appearance for the club, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Southend United on 30 December 2006.
[32] At the start of the 2007–08 season, Osbourne continued to become a regular team starter, playing in the midfield position.
[36] Three weeks later on 30 October 2007, Osbourne set up the club's only goal of the game, as they lost 1–1 against West Ham United in the last 16 of the League Cup.
[40] He made his first appearance of the season against Preston North End on 13 September 2008, starting the whole game, as Coventry City drew 0–0.
[41] After the match, Manager Chris Coleman said he was happy that Osbourne made a return from injury and even describing him as a "comeback kid".
[46] He made his first team return after being sidelined for three months on 4 March 2009 against Sheffield United, coming on as a second-half substitute, in a 2–1 loss.
[54] Prior to this, Osbourne suffered a knee injury on two occasions earlier in the 2009–10 season, but made a quick recovery.
[69] Since making his debut for Aberdeen, he quickly made an immediate impact, having established himself in the first team, leading Manager Brown revealed that the club has begun a contract negotiations to tie up the player a new deal.
[70] However, Osbourne suffered a hamstring injury during a match against Forfar Athletic in the fourth round in the Scottish Cup and was substituted in the first half, as Aberdeen won 4–0.
[73] It wasn't until on 12 May 2012 when he made his return to the first team, coming on as a substitute for Kári Árnason in the 75th minute, as the club drew 0–0 with St Mirren.
[78] Osbourne made his return to the first team, coming on as a 65th-minute substitute, in a 3–0 loss against Inverness CT on 19 January 2013.
[81] It wasn't until on 27 April 2013 when Osbourne returned to the starting line–up in a centre–back position against Kilmarnock and kept a clean sheet, in a 1–0 win.
[91] Following this statement, Osbourne continued to recover from his knee injury, while dealing with the ongoing negotiations with Partick Thistle.
[92] Osbourne signed a one-year contract with Scottish Premiership side, St Mirren on 21 August 2014.
[93] He made his debut for the club, starting a match and played 70 minutes, in a 3–0 loss against Dundee United on 30 August 2014.
[100] Osbourne revealed he attended Henley College in Coventry to study BTEC National Certificate in Sport and plans to become a carpenter when he retires.
[102] In March 2009, Osbourne became a father for the first time when his partner gave birth to a baby girl, Remaya.