Moses Odjer

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Moses Odjer
Personal information
Full name Moses Odjer [1]
Date of birth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 27) [1]
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Foggia
Number 77
Youth career
Tema Youth
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2014 Tema Youth 14 (1)
2014–2015 Catania 11 (0)
2015–2020 Salernitana 103 (1)
2020 Trapani 11 (0)
2020–2022 Palermo 52 (0)
2022– Foggia 3 (0)
International career
2013 Ghana U20 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

Moses Odjer (born 17 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie C Group C club Foggia.

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Club career

Odjer started playing for local Tema Youth, and made his senior debuts for the club in 2012, aged only 16. On 26 August 2014 he signed a five-year deal with Italian side Calcio Catania, freshly relegated to Serie B. [2]

Odjer played his first match as a professional on 29 November 2014, replacing injured Alexis Rolín in a 0–1 away loss against Ternana Calcio. [3]

In summer 2015 Odjer left for Salernitana on loan, with an option to sign him outright. On 22 June 2016 Salernitana excised the option. [4] [5]

On 23 January 2020, he moved to Serie B club Trapani. [6]

On 19 September 2020, he joined Serie C powerhouse Palermo on a free transfer. [7]

He left Palermo in June 2022 as his contract was not extended following the Rosanero's promotion to Serie B in the 2021–22 Serie C playoff tournament. He successively signed a two-year contract for Foggia, another Serie C club. [8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 June 2022 [9] [10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tema Youth 2012–13 Ghana Premier League 14 [11] 1 [12] ??—14+1+
2013–14 Division One League ????????
Total14+1+????14+1+
Catania 2014–15 Serie B 11000—110
2015–16 Lega Pro 0020—20
Total1102000130
Salernitana 2015–16 (loan)Serie B261102 [lower-alpha 1] 0291
2016–17 26010—270
2017–18 25020—270
2018–19 150212 [lower-alpha 1] 0191
2019–20 11000—110
Total103161401132
Trapani 2019–20 Serie B11000—110
Palermo 2020–21 Serie C 260—00260
2021–22 2703 [13] 04 [lower-alpha 2] 0340
Total5303040600
Career total192+2+11+1+8+0+211+3+
  1. 1 2 All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.
  2. ↑ All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.

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References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "Moses Odjer signs five-year contract with Italian side Catania". Ghana Web. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ternana-Catania 1–0, tabu 'Liberati' finalmente spezzato: Avenatti match-winner rossoverde" [Ternana–Catania, 1–0, 'Liberati' taboo finally freed: Avenatti the rossoverde match-winner] (in Italian). Umbria 24. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Salernitana pays €800,000 for Moses Odjer‚ ghanaweb.com, 21 June 2016
  5. ↑ "Odjer: esercitato il diritto di opzione" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Moses #Odjer è un calciatore del Trapani" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani. 23 January 2020.
  7. ↑ "ODJER È ROSANERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo. 19 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Quarto acquisto per il Foggia: Odjer firma un biennale" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 14 July 2022.
  9. ↑ Moses Odjer at Soccerway
  10. ↑ Moses Odjer at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  11. ↑ "Moses Odjer set out to return quickly to Salernitana should Trapani be relegated". footballghana.com. 12 May 2020.
  12. ↑ "Berekum Chelsea 2-1 Tema Youth: The Blues open three-point lead on Ghana league standings". goal.com. 8 May 2013.
  13. ↑ Coppa Italia Serie C.
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