Yaw Osei
Position: Winger (#11) | Nationality: Ghanaian
Age: 16 (Born: June 2, 2008)
Height: 175 cm / 5’9″ | Weight: 65 kg / 143 lbs
Jersey: #6 | Preferred Foot: Left
Yaw Osei is a defiant maverick on the flank, a Ghanaian winger who wears the unconventional #6 jersey as a testament to his belief that creativity and grit are not bound by numbers. Left-footed and lightning-quick, he carves up defenses with a blend of old-school wing play and modern inverted flair, cutting inside to unleash curlers or stretching play to whip crosses with equal menace. Born in Cape Coast, where the Atlantic meets ambition, Yaw’s game mirrors the tide—relentless, unpredictable, and impossible to contain.
In the #6 jersey—typically reserved for destroyers—Yaw rewrites the script. He presses like a midfielder, tracks back to tackle, then explodes forward with the urgency of a sprinter, embodying Kenpong Academy’s “total footballer” ethos. Coaches call him the “Phantom Playmaker” for his knack of drifting into central corridors unnoticed, linking play with slick one-touch passes before ghosting back to the wing. Defenders rage at his duality: a winger who defends like a zealot and attacks like a poet.
Off the pitch, Yaw is a sneaker customizer, painting boots for teammates with designs inspired by Ghanaian kente patterns and his coastal roots. A devout fan of highlife music, he crafts pre-game playlists that sync his dribbling rhythm with guitar riffs, claiming it “hypnotizes defenders.” Weekends see him volunteering at a surf club for underprivileged kids, teaching them to ride waves and life’s challenges with equal balance.
“Yaw doesn’t just wear #6—he hijacks it. Left foot, right mind, and a jersey that screams rebellion. The pitch is his protest.”
— Kenpong Academy Coaching Staff