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Full nameWilliam Idamudia Daugaard Osula
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityDenmark
Age23
Date of birth4 Aug 2003
BirthplaceAarhus
Height180 cm
Shirt number#18
ClubNewcastle
Centre-forward
24
Appearances
7
Goals
0
Assists
863
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Newcastle.

Injury-affected season

Missed 10 of Newcastle's ~38 games this season through 10 injury absences (ankle). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League24708636.8
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Denmark U21720306
UEFA Champions League6011966.47
League Cup2201307.2
FA Cup2001266.4
UEFA U21 Championshipat Denmark U21212537.6
Friendlies Clubs1000

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Centre-forward

W. Osula is a 23-year-old centre-forward at Newcastle, rated 80.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 107th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (34.2% of available minutes). He brings 0.73 goal contributions per 90 (0.73 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Osula.

Judged on this season alone, Osula graded 31 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 25th of 44 of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League, on 7 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances (0.73 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 4 → 31). Across the 5 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 81, top 32% of the 44 centre-forwards in the Premier League. At 23 Osula is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 96.8 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Osula missed 10 games through injury (ankle) out of roughly 38 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Osula is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2023/24Injury-hit 2025/26
Current potential14th of 44 centre-forwards · Premier League · 24 appsCurrent season25th of 44 centre-forwards · Premier League · 24 apps25th-best centre-forward in the Premier League107th in the Premier League · potential14th-highest potential centre-forward in the Premier League
80.7
Ratingi
14th of 44 centre-forwards
31.4
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
34.2%
Minutes
limited game time
0.73
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Newcastle finished 12th of 20 · a mid-table side

7
Goals
0
Assists
7
G+A
0.29
Goals / app

7 goals in 24 appearances (0.29 per game) for a mid-table side.

Strengths

  • Final-third output. 0.73 goal contributions per 90 (0.73 goals, 0 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 94.2/100).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 34.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 80.7, Osula carries the 14th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Premier League of 44 — though on just 24 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.73 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 23, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.