Dominic Oppong
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dominic Ansah-Oppong | ||
| Date of birth | January 21, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Cincinnati Bearcats | ||
| 2007–2008 | Buffalo Bulls | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Toronto Lynx | 10 | (0) |
| 2009 | Buffalo City FC | 19 | (1) |
| 2009 | North York Astros | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Harrisburg City Islanders | 14 | (1) |
| 2010 | Portugal FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2011-2012 | FC Edmonton | 37 | (0) |
| 2014 | AC Oulu | 23 | (0) |
| 2015 | Atlanta Silverbacks | 6 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Canada U20 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 23, 2016. | |||
Dominic Oppong (born January 21, 1986 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian soccer player who last played for the Atlanta Silverbacks in the North American second tier NASL.
Career
College and Amateur
Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School, and played two years of college soccer at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to the University at Buffalo prior to his junior year. He was an All-MAC Second Team selection in 2008.
During his college years Oppong also played for the Toronto Lynx in the USL Premier Development League.[1] He made his Lynx debut on June 15, 2007 in a 4-0 defeat to the Michigan Bucks,[2] and in 2008 helped the Lynx reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season.
Professional
After leaving college, Oppong signed with Buffalo City of the National Premier Soccer League in 2009. He appeared in 19 matches and recorded one goal and added six assists for the team.
Oppong was among the new additional signings made by North York Astros head coach Vladimir Klinovsky midway through the 2009 CSL season to strengthen his squad as it attempted to qualify for the playoffs,[3] but left the team after making only two appearances. He later played briefly for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League.[4]
On April 8, 2010, Oppong signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division.[5] He made his debut for Harrisburg on May 7, against the Charlotte Eagles coming on as a substitute for Kai Kasiguran.[6] After Harrisburg failed to secure a postseason berth he signed with Portugal FC of the Canadian Soccer League for the remainder of the 2010 season. He helped Portugal finish fifth in the overall standings and thus secured a playoff berth. In the postseason he featured in the quarterfinal match against Milltown F.C., and in the semi-final match against the Brantford Galaxy.[7][8]
Oppong signed with the new FC Edmonton side of the North American Soccer League on March 3, 2011.[9] The club re-signed Oppong for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.[10]
After spending 2014 with Finnish side AC Oulu, Oppong returned to North America and signed with NASL side Atlanta Silverbacks on February 5, 2015.[11] He made his debut for Atlanta on April 4 against Indy Eleven.[12]
International
Oppong made his debut for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team on December 6, 2005 in a game against Cameroon at the Francophone Games,[13] and went on to appear in all three matches of their group stage.
Club Statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Canada | League | Voyageurs Cup | Total | |||||
| 2011 | FC Edmonton | NASL | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Total | Canada | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Career total | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Personal
Oppong's brother Victor was long-time member of several youth teams from Canadian Soccer Association[14] and played for many teams in Germany including SV Waldhof Mannheim,[15] SG Sonnenhof Großaspach,[16] SV Sandhausen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and VfR Mannheim.[17]
References
- ↑ Toronto Lynx and Toronto Lady Lynx press conference
- ↑ http://admin.uslsoccer.com/stats/2007/386103.html
- ↑ North York Astros 2009 player stats
- ↑ http://www.edmontondrillers.ca/site/pages/team/
- ↑ "Harrisburg unveils roster for 2010". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ↑ "Harrisburg City Islanders at Charlotte Eagles". USLsoccer.com. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 16, 2010 CSL--Portugal FC vs Milltown FC (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ Glover, Robin. "October 22, 2010 CSL--Portugal FC vs Brantford Galaxy (by Rocket Robin)". www.rocketrobinsoccerintoronto.com. Retrieved 2015-11-07.
- ↑ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4161444
- ↑ http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2011-10-12/FC%20Edmonton%20Releases%20Eleven
- ↑ Sandor, Steven (February 5, 2015). "Canadian midfielder Oppong returns to North America with Atlanta Silverbacks".
- ↑ "March Center - NASL". April 4, 2015.
- ↑ 6.12.2005 - CAN 0:5 CMR Jeux de la francophonie
- ↑ Canada Soccer Profile
- ↑ Player Profile : Victor Oppong
- ↑ VfR Mannheim 1896 e.V. - Saison 2009/2010
- ↑ Victor Oppong verstärkt die Abwehr