Isaac Osbourne

Coventry City

Born in Birmingham, West Midlands, Osbourne started out playing football at Derby County after he and his brother, Isaiah were spotted and offered a trial. The brothers went on trial at Aston Villa, after which Isaiah was signed by Villa. Shortly after, Osbourne went on trial at Coventry City and the club signed him on youth terms in 1999. He progressed through the Coventry City's youth system. There, three years later, he was promoted to the club's reserve side. During the 2002–03 season, Osbourne was called up to the first team for the first time by Manager Gary McAllister. Shortly after, he appeared as an unused substitute for the first time, in a 1–0 loss against Watford on 1 February 2003. Osbourne made his debut in the first team at Coventry City at 16 years of age and 308 days. 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. At the end of the 2002–03 season, Osbourne went on to make two appearances in all competitions. Ahead of the 2003–04 season, Osbourne was given a number twenty–five shirt. However, throughout the season, he appeared twice as an unused substitute. Instead, Osbourne was featured in Coventry City's reserve team. The start of the 2004–05 season continued to see the player feature in the club's reserve team instead of the first team. He made his first appearance of the 2004–05 season against Watford on 18…

Born and raised in Erdington, Osbourne is the older brother of midfielder Isaiah Osbourne and has six brothers and four sisters. Growing up, he revealed that his family were Aston Villa supporters, and that his father, Ivan, used to be a footballer in amateur football. Osbourne revealed he attended Henley College in Coventry to study BTEC National Certificate in Sport and plans to become a carpenter when he retires. In March 2009, Osbourne became a father for the first time when his partner gave birth to a baby girl, Remaya. During the 2011–12 season, Isaac and Isaiah both played for Aberdeen and Hibernian in the same league and played against each other on two occasions. They also played together during his time at Coventry City when they played against each other against Nottingham Forest on 18 April 2009.