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–? | KVK Beringen | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016 | |||
Akwasi Qwakeye Oduro (born 8 February 1987) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.
Career
Born in Cologne, Oduro 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 where stayed until 2006 when he moved to the first team of KSK Beveren, playing four matches in his first season. In August 2008 he went for a trial at English League Two club Swindon Town[1] and later at Chesterfield.[2] Oduro left than in September 2008 his club K.S.K. Beveren and signed with Radnički Kragujevac of the Srpska Liga.[3] In February 2009, after trialling at Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt, he was to sign a contract with the club.[4]
He then returned to Belgium and played with Capellen and Turnhout in the Belgian Second Amateur Division.[5]
Personal life
Oduro who was born in Cologne, Germany and is of Ghanaian descent, but he holds a Belgian passport.[6]
References
- ^ "Ghanaian given trial by Swindon". BBC Sport. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Berg, Vidar (4 February 2009). "Glimt tester ghanesisk spiller" [Glimt tests Ghanaian player]. Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ klar – bt.no
- ^ "Trond Olsens erstatter klar" [Trond Olsen's replacement ready]. NRK Nordland (in Norwegian). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Awasi Oduro profile at Soccerway
- ^ Altomfotball.no – Biography
External links
- "Bodø/Glimt – Biography". Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2018.