Dominic Oduro
Dominic Oduro as a player of FC Dallas ( 2007)
Dominic Oduro ( born August 13, 1985 in Accra, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player at the position of a striker. He currently plays for the Chicago Fire SC in the top division in the North American Soccer, Major League Soccer.
Career
Youth and Amateur Football
Oduro began his active career as a football player in 1999 at the Prempeh College in Kumasi, Ghana, where he was employed until 2000 in the local football team. Also at the University of Ghana, which he attended from 2001 to 2003, he played football. In 2004, Oduro came from Ghana to the United States after him the coach of the football team at Virginia Commonwealth University had seen in a game. Because of his education, he came to the U.S. in the same year. At university he was from 2004 to 2005 in 41 matches played on a balance sheet total of 18 goals and five assists. His best year here was certainly the year 2004, in the Oduro netted 16 goals and was awarded because of this success as CAA Player of the Year. He also came in 2005 with the Rams in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Men 's Soccer Championship, the first time in the history of the university football team. After the college season Oduro played for some time in the USL Premier Development League for the Richmond Kickers Future. For the kicker, he scored 16 goals in just 13 games.
Club career
In MLS SuperDraft 2006 Oduro was drafted in the second round as the 22nd pick to FC Dallas to Texas. His debut in the top North American league Oduro celebrated on June 28, 2006, when he came into the game for Kenny Cooper. His first goal for the Texans, he scored only a few days later, on July 8 at the game against the New York Red Bulls. At FC Dallas Oduro shone often be faster and dedicated striker, but was mostly used in spite of this advantage over some other players in the second half. Overall Oduro stood from 2006 until his departure in 2009 in 70 games for the FCD on the lawn and came up with nine goals. In his last season, the 2008 season, he was able to contribute to the club championship at 25 completed missions equal to five goals. This performance is the best he has achieved in his career as a professional football player.
January 12, 2009 Oduro was delivered to the New York Red Bulls. In turn, the Dutch football player Dave van den Bergh came from the cops to FC Dallas.
After only three matches played Oduro was drafted to Houston Dynamo during the current season on May 27, 2009. In return, the New York Red Bulls got by the Texans two draft picks for the MLS Super Draft 2010 (1st round ) and for the MLS SuperDraft 2011 (2nd round ).
After the 2010 season trying to find a new employer in Oduro in Europe. This failed and he signed on 2 March 2011 a new contract in Houston. After he did not play in the first game of the 2011 season, he was replaced on 23 March 2011 against Calen Carr Chicago Fire. In Chicago, he made his debut on 26 March 2011 when he came on in the 89th minute for Diego Chaves.
Achievements
- CAA Player of the Year: 2004
- Quarterfinals of the NCAA Men 's Soccer Championship: 2005