Ghana’s Ibrahim Osman ready to hit the ground running at Birmingham City

Ghana winger, Ibrahim Osman, says he “cannot wait to get started” at new club Birmingham City FC in the second-tier league of English football.

Osman joined the English Championship side on a loan deal until the end of the 2025-26 season after spending the first half of the current campaign in France with Auxerre.

The 21-year-old midfielder is set for his third loan move from parent club Brighton & Hove Albion, where he has struggled to command a regular shirt since joining from Nordsjaelland in 2023.

Ibrahim Osman has three caps for Ghana’s senior team

He said: “I can’t wait to get started,” Osman said upon his arrival. “Birmingham City is one of the big teams in England, and I’m really excited to get on the pitch and make the fans happy.”

“I want to help the team as much as possible and to win some games, and to score and assist and help the team win.”

“Speaking with the coach and the sporting director, and as you know, having just qualified from League One with a lot of points, you can see the ambition from the club,” he explained. “The manager has been watching a lot of my games; he knows my style of play. I’m a direct winger; I attack a lot, and I have speed.”

Osman becomes Blues’ third signing of the January transfer window, following the arrivals of Kai Wagner and Jhon Solis, and he is expected to add speed and fluidity in manager Chris Davies’ side as they push for an unlikely championship promotion play-off slot.

He had his formative years at Ghana’s famed football academy, Right to Dream, before joining Nordsjaelland in 2023, where he scored ten goals and nine assists in 44 games across all competitions in the Danish league.
His high-stakes performance attracted English Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion to snap him up in 2024.

The player will, however, be shipped on loan to Dutch giants Feyenoord for the 2024-25 season. His journey in the Eredivisie saw him bag six goals in 22 league games with seven appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

Prior to joining Birmingham City, Osman spent the first half of the 2025-26 season on loan in France with Auxerre, playing 14 games without a goal.

The winger has been capped three times by Ghana’s senior team, making his debut in March 2024.