Dominic Oduro

For the Manchester City and AGF player, see Dominic Oduro (footballer born 1995).
Dominic Oduro
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-08-13) 13 August 1985
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Montreal Impact
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2000 Prempeh College
2001–2003 University of Ghana
2004–2005 VCU Rams
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2005 Richmond Kickers Future 13 (16)
2006–2008 FC Dallas 70 (9)
2009 New York Red Bulls 3 (0)
2009–2011 Houston Dynamo 44 (6)
2011–2012 Chicago Fire 66 (18)
2013–2014 Columbus Crew 45 (13)
2014 Toronto FC 24 (2)
2015– Montreal Impact 36 (11)
National team‡
2012 Ghana 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 September 2013

Dominic Oduro (born 13 August 1985) is a Ghanaian footballer who currently plays for the Montreal Impact in the Major League Soccer.

Career

College

Oduro started his playing career in Ghana, playing for both Prempeh College and the University of Ghana before transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University in 2004. He appeared in 41 matches for VCU, scoring 18 goals and earning five assists, and being honoured with the 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year award and a Third Team All-American spot. Oduro helped the Rams reach the quarterfinals of the 2004 NCAA Tournament, VCU's highest ever appearance. He also played for Richmond Kickers Future in the USL Premier Development League in 2005, scoring 16 goals in 13 games.

Professional

Oduro was selected in the second round (22nd overall) of the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by FC Dallas. He made his first team debut on 28 June 2006, as a substitute for Kenny Cooper and scored his first MLS goal on 8 July 2006 against New York Red Bulls. During his three-year stay in Dallas, Oduro impressed fans and coaches with his blazing speed and effort. He was primarily used as a second-half substitute, to provide a spark to the clubs attack, and ultimately appeared in 70 league matches for FC Dallas, with his most productive season coming in 2008 in which he netted 5 goals in 25 matches.

He was traded to New York Red Bulls on 12 January 2009, while Dave van den Bergh went in the other direction to FC Dallas.[1] In the deal, New York also acquired the #11 and #18 picks in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft while Dallas acquired the No. 14 pick.[2]

Less than five months later, New York traded Oduro to Houston Dynamo on 27 May 2009 for a first-round pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft and a second-round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[3] Oduro made his first start for the Houston Dynamo on 1 July 2009 against the USL-1 side Austin Aztex. The game was the third round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. Houston won the match, played at Nelson Field in Austin, Texas, 2–0.

Oduro stayed with Houston through the 2009 and 2010 MLS seasons. After the 2010 season, he decided to make a move overseas but was unsuccessful in securing a contract and re-signed with Houston on 2 March 2011.[4] After missing a sitter in the opening game of the 2011 season, Oduro was traded to Chicago Fire in exchange for Calen Carr on 23 March 2011.[5] Oduro performed well with Chicago, scoring 12 goals during his first season with the team. For his outstanding play in 2011 he was awarded the Supporters Player of the Year award by Section 8 Chicago, the supporters section of the Chicago Fire.

Oduro was traded to Columbus Crew on 1 February 2013 in exchange for Dilly Duka.[6]

Oduro was traded to Toronto FC on 6 June 2014 for winger Alvaro Rey.[7]

He was traded to Montreal Impact on 27 January 2015 for allocation money.[8]

International career

On 26 February 2012, Oduro was called up to the Ghana squad to face Chile.[9] Oduro made his Ghana debut against Chile on 29 February 2012 at the PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania.[10]

Personal

Oduro holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[11]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
USA League Open Cup Playoffs North America Total
2005Richmond Kickers Future PDL 13162200001518
2006FC DallasMajor League Soccer161100000171
2007293202030363
2008255100000265
2009New York Red Bulls3020000050
Houston Dynamo161223000213
2010275210031327
20111000000010
Chicago Fire33122200003514
20123361010--356
2013Columbus Crew341310----3513
2014110------110
Toronto FC242---- 242
2015Montreal ImpactMajor League Soccer2818------2818
2016Major League Soccer22------22
Total USA 24162167606126970
Total Canada 2420000 242
Career total 26564167606129372

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.3rddegree.net/2009/01/oduro-to-red-bull-for-van-den-bergh/
  2. ↑ http://oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3763668
  3. ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3830404
  4. ↑ http://www.houstondynamo.com/news/2011/03/dynamo-re-sign-dominic-oduro
  5. ↑ http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/7487467.html
  6. ↑ http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/covering-the-crew/2013/02/duka-traded.html
  7. ↑ http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2014/06/reds-acquire-dominic-oduro
  8. ↑ http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2015/01/limpact-obtient-lattaquant-dominic-oduro-du-toronto-fc
  9. ↑ "Black Stars squad named for Chile friendly". ghanafa.org (Ghana Football Association). 26 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  10. ↑ "Chile 1 – 1 Ghana". soccernet.espn.go.com (ESPN). 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
  11. ↑ Houston Dynamo Communications (2 March 2011). "Dynamo re-sign Dominic Oduro". Houston Dynamo. Retrieved 13 November 2014.

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