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Brian Oddei

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Brian Oddei
Personal information
Full name Brian Safo Oddei
Date of birth (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
Rudeš
Number 30
Youth career
Sassuolo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Sassuolo 7 (0)
2021–2022Crotone (loan) 11 (0)
2023Rudeš (loan) 11 (0)
2023 Rudeš 8 (0)
2024 Dunajská Streda 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 November 2023

Brian Safo Oddei (born 18 September 2002) is a Ghanaian-Italian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Slovak club Dunajská Streda.[1]

Club career

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Oddei was raised in the youth teams of Sassuolo. He was first called up to the senior squad in December 2019 for Serie A and Coppa Italia games, but remained on the bench on that occasion. He was moved from the Under-19 squad to the senior squad on a permanent basis in November 2020.

He made his Serie A debut for Sassuolo on 10 January 2021 in a 3–1 away loss against Juventus. He substituted Mert Müldür in the 73rd minute.[2]

On 31 August 2021, Oddei joined Serie B club Crotone on loan.[3] On 31 January 2022, the loan was terminated early and he returned to Sassuolo.[4]

On 15 February 2023, Oddei was loaned to Rudeš in Croatia.[5]

Personal life

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Born in Accra, he went to Italy when he was 11 years old.[6]

References

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  1. ^ https://twitter.com/FL_addict/status/1752750810239246457/photo/1
  2. ^ "Juventus v Sassuolo game report". Soccerway. 10 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Oddei e le altre operazioni di mercato" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Operazioni di mercato" (Press release) (in Italian). Crotone. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "BRIAN ODDEI CEDUTO ALL'NK RUDES" [Brian Oddei loaned to NK Rudeš] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 15 February 2023. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Chi è Oddei, il nuovo gioiello di casa Sassuolo. De Zerbi: "Gioca perché è forte"". www.tuttomercatoweb.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
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