Dominic Oduro (footballer, born 1995)

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Dominic Oduro
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-01-23) 23 January 1995 (age 29) [1]
Place of birth Ghana
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Full-back, Midfielder
Youth career
–2011 Right to Dream Academy
2011–2013 Manchester City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2015 Manchester City 0 (0)
2013–2014 → AGF (loan) 13 (1)
2014 → Mouscron (loan) 1 (0)
2015 → IK Frej (loan) 12 (0)
2016 Nordsjælland 2 (0)
2017–2018 FC Golden State Force 18 (1)
2018–2020 Tampa Bay Rowdies 57 (1)
2021 Memphis 901 29 (0)
2022 Charleston Battery 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:00, 17 October 2022 (UTC)

Dominic Oduro (born 23 January 1995) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or midfielder.

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Club career

Early career and loan deals

Oduro joined Manchester City's youth academy from the Right to Dream Academy in his native Ghana in 2011. [1] After a successful trial, he joined Danish Superliga club AGF in January 2013 on loan for 18 months. [2] He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against FC Vestsjælland on 27 July. [3]

Oduro was selected in the second round as the 44th overall draft pick by Seattle Sounders FC in the MLS SuperDraft on 13 January 2017. [4] However, he was cut during preseason. [5]

FC Golden State Force

Oduro signed with fourth-tier Premier Development League side FC Golden State Force in April 2017. [6] During his first season with the club, he made 13 regular season appearances for the club. [7] Oduro was part of the 2018 FC Golden State Force team that made a deep run in the 2018 U.S. Open Cup, defeating two USL teams before falling to the LA Galaxy.

In February 2018, it was announced that Oduro was on trial with Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC of the United Soccer League. [8]

Tampa Bay Rowdies

Oduro signed with USL side Tampa Bay Rowdies on 20 June 2018. [9] [10]

Oduro scored a game-tying goal in the final minute of his debut with Tampa Bay against Charlotte Independence on 27 June 2018. [11] The highlight reel-worthy goal received recognition as an ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Play, and was nominated as USL's Goal of the Month. [12] Oduro would follow that up with an assist in Tampa Bay's 3–1 victory over Toronto FC II in the following game. [13] Oduro went on to make 18 starts over the course of his debut season.

Oduro remained a key piece of the Rowdies midfield in 2019, helping the team to a 13-game unbeaten streak to start the season. [14] Head coach Neill Collins praised Oduro's performance in July 2019, stating, “He was exactly what we were looking for. He was able to go and do the dirty work, go and cut things off, win tackles.” [15] Oduro finished the season with 27 league starts, helping Tampa Bay to an Eastern Conference playoff berth. 

Memphis 901

On 10 May 2021, it was announced that Oduro had signed with USL Championship side Memphis 901. [16]

Charleston Battery

On January 19, 2022, Oduro signed for USL Championship side Charleston Battery. [17] Following the 2022 season, Oduro was released by Charleston. [18]

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References

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  2. ↑ Stephenson, Rebecca (31 January 2013). "Manchester City youngsters Dominic Oduro and Mohammed Abu are heading to Denmark on loan with Aahus and Nordsjaelland". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Spillerstatistik: 15 Dominic Oduro" [Player statistics]. danskfodbold.com (in Danish). Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Gunhus, Tyler. "Sounders Draft Profile: Midfielder Dominic Oduro". Archived from the original on 28 May 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "MLS side Seattle Sounders FC release Ghanaian defender Dominic Oduro". modernghana.com. Modern Ghana. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ↑ FC Golden State Force [@FCGSForce] (17 April 2017). "The Force welcome FC Nordsjælland midfielder and 2017 MLS 2nd round draft pick, Dominic Oduro" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 April 2020– via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "PDL profile". Premier Development League. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Preseason Week 3" (PDF). Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "ROWDIES STRENGTHEN MIDFIELD WITH SIGNING OF TAKU AND ODURO". RowdiesSoccer.com. Tampa Bay Rowdies. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Coreschi, Colton. "Force's Oduro Signs with USL's Rowdies". USLPDL.com. USL PDL. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Oduro Equalizer Helps Rowdies To A Point In Charlotte". www.rowdiessoccer.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  12. ↑ "USL Fans' Choice Goal of the Month – June". www.rowdiessoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  13. ↑ "Hristov Sets Record In 3-1 Win Over Toronto FC II". www.rowdiessoccer.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  14. ↑ "Rowdies' league unbeaten streak ends". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "No more team shuffling: Dominic Oduro settles in nicely with Rowdies". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  16. ↑ "Manchester City Academy Product, USL Eastern Conference Champion Joins Memphis 901 FC". Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  17. ↑ Staff, Charleston Battery (19 January 2022). "Battery Sign Defensive Midfielder Dominic Oduro". Charleston Battery | South Carolina's Premier Pro Soccer Club. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Battery announce initial returning players for 2023".


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