Akwasi Oduro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akwasi Qwakeye Oduro | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Cologne, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Gierle | ||
| 1999–2001 | Turnhout | ||
| 2001–2006 | Standard Liège | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Beveren | 26 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Radnički Kragujevac | 18 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Bodø/Glimt | 14 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Capellen | 20 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Turnhout | ||
| 2013–2014 | KFC Katelijne-Waver | ||
| 2014–2015 | Turnhout | 14 | (0) |
| 2015–XXXX | KVK Beringen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016 | |||
Akwasi Qwakeye Oduro (born 8 February 1987 in Cologne[1]) is a German-born Belgian defender of Ghanaian descent.
Career
[edit]He emigrated to Belgium when he was ten and started playing for Gierle and K.V. Turnhout. At the age of 14 he moved to Standard de Liège who played between 2006 now moved to the first team of KSK Beveren where he played 4 matches in his first season. In August 2008 he went for a trial at English League Two club Swindon Town F.C.[2] but has later been spotted on trial at Chesterfield F.C.[3] He is a very quick talented young player, currently hoping to sign a deal at Chesterfield F.C. after making a good impression during his trial.[4] Oduro left than in September 2008 his club K.S.K. Beveren and signed with FK Radnički Kragujevac of the Srpska Liga.[5] In FK Bodø/Glimt, he is likely to play as a left winger in his new club, he has signed a contract which runs for three years.[6]
He then returned to Belgium and played with Capellen and Turnhout in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Oduro who was born in Cologne, Germany and is of Ghanaian descent, but he holds a Belgian passport.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Akwasi Oduro :: Akwasi Oduro :: zerozero.pt
- ^ Ghanaian given trial by Swindon
- ^ SPIREITES 1 OWLS 0 Archived 9 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ RESULT: BREWERS 2 SPIREITES 3
- ^ klar – bt.no[permanent dead link]
- ^ Trond Olsens erstatter klar
- ^ Awasi Oduro profile at Soccerway
- ^ Altomfotball.no – Biography
External links
[edit]- "Bodø/Glimt – Biography". Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Belgian people of Ghanaian descent
- Black Belgian sportspeople
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen
- Belgian men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- K.S.K. Beveren players
- FK Radnički 1923 players
- FK Bodø/Glimt players
- Eliteserien players
- Royal Cappellen F.C. players
- KFC Turnhout players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Norway