Dominic Oppong

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Dominic Oppong
Personal information
Full name Dominic Ansah-Oppong
Date of birth (1986-01-21) January 21, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2005–2006 Cincinnati Bearcats
2007–2008 Buffalo Bulls
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2008 Toronto Lynx 10 (0)
2009 Buffalo City FC 19 (1)
2009 North York Astros 2 (0)
2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 24 (1)
2010 Portugal FC 9 (0)
2011–2012 FC Edmonton 42 (0)
2014 AC Oulu 27 (0)
2015 Atlanta Silverbacks 15 (0)
International career‡
2005 Canada U20 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of February 23, 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 17, 2010

Dominic Oppong (born January 21, 1986) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian former soccer player.

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Career

College and Amateur

Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended St John Henry Newman CHS (Cardinal Newman CHS at the time), and played two years of college soccer at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to the University at Buffalo prior to his junior year. [1] 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. [2] He made his Lynx debut on June 15, 2007, in a 4–0 defeat to the Michigan Bucks, [3] 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, but left the team after making only two appearances. [4] He later played briefly for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League. [5]

On April 8, 2010, Oppong signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division. [6] He made his debut for Harrisburg on May 7, against the Charlotte Eagles coming on as a substitute for Kai Kasiguran. [7] 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. [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.

Managerial career

In 2019, Oppong became an academy coach for Sole Soccer Camp. [8]

Club Statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CanadaLeague Voyageurs Cup Total
2011FC EdmontonNASL22020240
TotalCanada22020240
Career total22020240

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] In 2017, he served as an assistant coach under Julian de Guzman for USL side Ottawa Fury FC. [18] After professional soccer he was employed as a personal trainer for Propel Performance Institute. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dominic Oppong - Men's Soccer". University of Cincinnati Athletics. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Toronto Lynx and Toronto Lady Lynx press conference". May 20, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Toronto Lynx at Michigan Bucks 0:4". United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "North York Astros Soccer Club Powered by Goalline Sports Administration Software". 2010-08-31. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
  5. ↑ "Team Roster and Staff: 2009-10 Roster". Edmonton Drillers. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Harrisburg unveils roster for 2010". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
  7. ↑ "Harrisburg City Islanders at Charlotte Eagles". USLsoccer.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  8. 1 2 "Dominic Oppong – Sole Soccer Camp" . Retrieved 2020-07-17.
  9. ↑ "FC Edmonton Adds Three More to Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. March 3, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  10. ↑ "FC Edmonton has chosen not to renew the contracts of eleven players from the 2011 roster". FC Edmonton. Archived from the original on October 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ Sandor, Steven (February 5, 2015). "Canadian midfielder Oppong returns to North America with Atlanta Silverbacks". Archived from the original on February 6, 2015.
  12. ↑ "March Center - NASL". April 4, 2015.
  13. ↑ 6.12.2005 - CAN 0:5 CMR Jeux de la francophonie Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Canada Soccer Profile Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  15. ↑ Player Profile : Victor Oppong
  16. ↑ VfR Mannheim 1896 e.V. - Saison 2009/2010 [ permanent dead link ]
  17. ↑ Victor Oppong verstärkt die Abwehr
  18. ↑ "Fury FC add experience to the coaching staff". February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
  19. ↑ "Coaches". Propel Performance Institute - Edmonton. Retrieved 2020-07-18.
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