Odaïr Fortes
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes | ||
Date of birth | March 31, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Praia, Cape Verde | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker[1] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2006–2008 | UJA Alfortville | ||
2008– | Reims | 241 | (24) |
National team‡ | |||
2010– | Cape Verde | 23 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2016. |
Odaïr Júnior Lopes Fortes (born March 31, 1987 in Praia) is a Cape Verdean professional football player. Currently, he plays in the French Ligue 1 for Stade Reims.
He was born in Praia to four brothers and sisters, he immigrated to the neighbourhood of Moulin-Vert in Vitry-sur-Seine in the Paris area in 2004. His first French club was UJA Alfortville where he spent three seasons first in the Paris-Île-de-France Division d'Honneur in 2007 and then CFA2 in 2008 he moved to his current club Stade Reims, in his first season, he played 23 matches in Ligue 2 and the club was relegated to the National level. In the 2009-10 season, he scored two goals in the first seven matches and Stade Reims finished 2nd and returned to Ligue 2 in the following season,[2] the club finished second in the 2011-12 season and participated into Ligue 1. He is nicknamed the TGV.
International career
International goals
- Score and Result list Cape Verde's goal tally first
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 26 March 2011 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | Liberia | | | 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
2. | 9 June 2012 | Estádio da Várzea, Praia, Cape Verde | Tunisia | | | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3. | 6 September 2014 | Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger | Niger | | | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
4. | 31 March 2015 | Estádio António Coimbra da Mota, Estoril, Portugal | Portugal | | | Friendly | |
5. | 13 June 2015 | Estádio Nacional de Cabo Verde, Praia, Cape Verde | São Tomé and Príncipe | | | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
References
- ↑ Reims squad (French) Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Fortes relève enfin la tête le 10/09/09
External links
- Odair Fortes – FIFA competition record
- Odair Fortes at National-Football-Teams.com
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