Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil Number 27 Height 1.79 m | Playing position 2010–2012 Santos Weight 72 kg | |
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Full name Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior Date of birth (1992-10-29) 29 October 1992 (age 24) Current team Associação Chapecoense de Futebol (Midfielder) | ||
Osman Menezes Venâncio Júnior (born 29 October 1992), simply known as Osman, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Chapecoense, on loan from Luverdense, as an attacking midfielder.
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Club career
Osman was born in São Paulo, and was a Santos youth graduate. Released in 2012, he signed for Oeste and made his senior debut on 12 August of that year by coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–1 Série C away loss against Chapecoense.
After being rarely used, Osman represented Comercial-SP, Sertãozinho and Juventus in quick succession. On 10 January 2015, he joined Luverdense.
Osman scored his first professional goal on 16 May 2015, netting the game's only in a home success over América Mineiro for the Série B championship. He finished the campaign with four goals in 35 appearances, as his side achieved a mid-table position.
On 28 December 2015 Osman was loaned to América Mineiro, recently promoted to Série A, for one year. He made his debut in the competition on 15 May 2016, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–1 home loss against Fluminense.
Career statistics
As of 14 September 2016