Elliot Osborne

Elliot Osborne (born 12 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for League One club Fleetwood Town.

Released by Port Vale at an early age, he came through non-league teams Newcastle Town and Nantwich Town to turn professional at Fleetwood Town in June 2016. From Fleetwood he was loaned out to Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County.

Early career

After a nine-year spell with Port Vale, Osborne was released by the club and joined Northern Premier League Division One South side Newcastle Town in July 2014. After netting seven times in twenty-seven appearances for Newcastle Town, Osborne joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Nantwich Town in February 2015. Osborne went onto impress in Nantwich's 2015–16 campaign, scoring 13 league goals and nine goals in cup competitions.

Fleetwood Town

With this impressive form, Osborne earned himself a move to League One side Fleetwood Town in June 2016. On 30 September 2016, Osborne joined National League side Tranmere Rovers on a 28-day loan deal. A day later, Osborne made his Tranmere debut, replacing James Norwood in the 66th minute during in a 0–0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge. On 4 October, Osborne made his first Tranmere start in their 1–0 home defeat against Gateshead, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. Preceding his return from Tranmere Rovers, Osborne made his Fleetwood Town debut in a EFL Trophy tie against Carlisle United, in which Fleetwood suffered a 4–2 defeat.

On 19 January 2017, Osborne joined National League North side Stockport County on a two-month loan deal. Two days later, Osborne made his Stockport debut in their 3–3 draw with Darlington 1883, featuring for the entire 90 minutes. On 18 February, Osborne scored his first goal for Stockport in a 2–1 victory over FC United of Manchester at Edgeley Park; this proved to be his last appearance for the side before he returned to Fleetwood.