Get an in-depth look into Sutton’s newest recruit: Osman Foyo.

Born and raised over in the Netherlands, Osman Foyo’s journey took him to England at a young age when his family opted to move across Europe shortly before his fifth birthday, and saw his footballing path begin in London.

Hailing from Utrecht, Osman was born with Sierra Leonan descent and added a third nation which he would consider home while still a toddler, growing up in Waterloo and Camberwell while supporting Premier League giants Manchester United.

His youth career began with one of the Red Devils’ league rivals, signing for Chelsea at the age of 12 following a six-week trial, and saw him get the chance to experience a supreme level of coaching along with tours abroad, and perhaps most notably, the chance to see the likes of Eden Hazard and David Luiz up close and personal; an invaluable experience for someone who was still so young at the time.

Foyo remained at Stamford Bridge until the age of 15, spending three years in the Blues’ academy until he opted to move to Norwich City to secure a scholarship, something he achieved in July 2021. This established a six-year association with East Anglia, being named in the Guardian’s 20 best Premier League talents for 2021, as well as developing his versatility by turning out in a host of positions, including left back and central midfield, before being sent on a work experience loan to rivals Ipswich Town, a move which was facilitated by Academy Manager Dean Wright who had signed Foyo as a schoolboy while working with the Canaries.

His time with the Tractor Boys proved to be extremely successful and he switched green and yellow for white and blue on a permanent basis in 2023, going on to participate in pre-season with the First Team, allowing him to work alongside Kieran McKenna ahead of their promotion-winning campaign to the Premier League, as well as scoring five goals in nine games for the Under-21’s.

Foyo’s trajectory was evidently moving at a fairly rapid rate, being labelled as a ‘prodigy’ during his time in Suffolk, and the club opted to send him out on loan in order to gain crucial senior experience, with three loan spells between 2023 and 2024 that saw him establish his reputation as a pacey and powerful forward across the frontline.

Starting out with a move to Torquay United, he appeared a handful of times during a month in Devon after making his debut in a 2-0 defeat to Chelmsford City, and was later loaned to Welling United, where he featured a few times after debuting in a 1-1 draw with St. Albans City.

He subsequently ended the 2023/24 campaign with the Wings before going on to better things ahead of 2024/25, travelling to Germany with Ipswich’s first team on their pre-season tour, before enjoying his best goalscoring run of his short career so far during a loan stint at Chelmsford.

After making his debut in a 1-1 draw with Hampton & Richmond Borough, Osman went on to score 13 goals for the Clarets, including a brace in a 5-1 win over Maidstone United before making it three goals in a row in a 3-0 win over Bath City; a contribution which saw them achieve back-to-back victories, and later notched a last-minute equaliser with a 30-yard hit against St. Albans. His time in Essex saw him develop his versatility, playing out wide despite his 6”0 frame, and allowed him to display his hunger for not just scoring goals, but also adding strengths to his game as well as maintaining a regular position in the team.

Furthermore, his contributions for Chelmsford came across a span of just a few months; his loan coming to an end in January 2025, and his form saw him begin to attract interest from EFL clubs, leading to the next chapter in his career.

Indeed, a permanent departure from Suffolk came to fruition two weeks after his return from the National League South side, opting to move to AFC Wimbledon on a two-and-a-half-year deal, who were at the time chasing promotion to League One. He cited the opportunity to get his first chance in the Football League as something which he could use to kick-start his senior career after an important period in non-league which shaped his development so far, while returning to a club he first became involved with all the way back in the 2016/17 season.

As it happened, the young forward had met the Dons’ promotion-winning squad at a Foundation event almost ten years prior, including the likes of Adebayo Akinfenwa, Lyle Taylor and club captain Jake Reeves, and was one of the first professional clubs he got the chance to be around as a young boy, making his permanent move to Plough Lane a special one, not just because it saw him jump up two divisions in a blink of an eye.

He made his debut for the Dons in a 3-0 win over Crewe Alexandra as a substitute for Matty Stevens, and was followed by his first start in a 1-0 defeat to Gillingham two months later. He later registered his first assist for the club, providing the cross for match-winner Alistair Smith to tuck the ball home and ultimately clinched all three points against Harrogate Town, a key result which saw them jump to fifth in the table, and led to him ending the campaign with six appearances to his name come the season finale, a hugely successful time for Johnnie Jackson’s side who went on to lead them to a triumph in the League Two play-offs last term.

He followed this up with a goalscoring start to 2025/26, netting a well-placed brace in a 4-2 win over Enfield Town in pre-season, and will now have eyes on his first competitive goal of the campaign, having embarked on the most high profile move of his career so far with a switch to the National League, with the chance to join Chris Agutter’s aggressive, intense philosophy one that will hopefully bring bags of goals to his name.