The 22-year-old Chile international has joined the Eagles on a season-long loan from Danish club FC Midtjylland, with an option to buy – so let’s take a look at his career journey so far…
Darío’s dream
Like so many South American footballers who eventually move to Europe, Osorio started football at a young age – and was prepared to give everything to realise his dream.
First kicking a ball at around four or five years-old, at a small local football school (Escuela Municipal) in Hijuelas – a city in central Chile which is known as La Capital de los Flores (for its flower production) – it did not take long for Osorio’s natural ability to blossom.
At eight-years-old, Osorio was scouted by Santiago Wanderers, the oldest club in Chile. In January 2015, another successful trial – held in El Melón – saw Osorio noticed by Rubén Farfán of Universidad de Chile, whose recommendation led to him being snapped up by The U.
Hence, at just 11, Osorio left the comforts of his home, family and friends to pursue his career path at Universidad, some 70 miles away. “Many of the other players at the club were older than me, so it was hard for a quiet and introverted boy to create a network,” Osorio later recalled.
