Ben Osborn

Nottingham Forest

Born in Derby, England, Osborn began playing football when he joined Derby County. Having been released after one season, he joined rivals Nottingham Forest's youth academy at the age of nine. In his first season with the U18 squad, he was frequently used as a left back. In April 2012, Osborn was voted the club's Academy Player of the Year and was awarded with a new contract the following month. Following an injury to Gonzalo Jara, Osborn was promoted to the Forest first team 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. Although his debut resulted in a draw, Osborn expressed his delight to make his debut via Twitter. After making eight appearances for the club in the 2013–14 season, it was announced on 29 April that Osborn had signed a new five-year contract with the club.

Following an impressive pre-season campaign, which included two goals against Ilkeston, Osborn became a prominent member of the first team squad under manager Stuart Pearce at the beginning of the 2014–15 season and was given a number thirty-eight shirt. In the absence of regular midfielders Henri Lansbury and David Vaughan through injury, Osborn featured as a substitute in three of Forest's first four league games and started both their first and second-round games in the League Cup. His performances led Pearce to believe that Osborn had the potential to be a key player for…

Born in Derby, England, Osborn is eligible to play for England and was first called up by England U18 on 6 March 2012. Osborn made his England U18 debut the next day, in a 3–0 win over Poland U18, which turns out to be his only appearance. Osborn was called up by England U19 on 20 September 2012 Osborn made his England U19 debut on 26 September 2012, playing 45 minutes, in a 3–0 win over Estonia U19. Osborn went on to make two more appearances against Faroe Islands U19 and Ukraine U19. Osborn was called up by England U20 for the first time on 20 March 2015 Osborn made his England U20 debut six days later, playing 69 minutes, against Mexico U20 and went on to win 4–2 in penalty shoot-out after game was 1–1.

As of match played 24 May 2026

Born in Derby, England, Osborn attended West Park School in Spondon. He grew up supporting Derby County and has twin sisters, Bethan and Holly Osborn.