Anthony Obodai
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Anthony Obodai (born 6 August 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Career
Club career
Born in Accra, Obodai began his career with local team Liberty Professionals in 2000.[2] He signed for Dutch team Ajax in 2001, playing on loan at Belgian side Germinal Beerschot during the 2002–03 season. In August 2005 a move to English side Luton Town collapsed,[3] and Obodai moved to Sparta Rotterdam two days later.[4] Obodai was made club captain at Sparta,[5] but asked to leave the club in January 2007, signing for RKC Waalwijk on 31 January 2007.[6] During his time in the Netherlands and Belgium, Obodai made nearly 200 appearances.[7]
Obodai was signed by Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer in July 2010,[8] making four appearances before being released at the end of the season.[9]
In January 2012 he signed a contract at Birinci Lig side Mağusa Türk Gücü in Northern Cyprus.[10]
In February 2013, Obodai signed for Phoenix FC of the USL Pro, the third division of the United States soccer pyramid.[11] In his first season with the club, Obodai made 24 appearances and tallied one assist.[12] When Phoenix FC faced financial difficulty after its first season of existence, Obodai signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, also of the USL Pro, on 7 November 2013.[13]
In January 2015 he signed with Ånge in the Swedish Division 2.[14] He left the club after the season.[15]
International career
Obodai played at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.[16] He also earned four senior caps for Ghana between 2003 and 2005.[2]
References
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Accra
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liberty Professionals F.C. players
- AFC Ajax players
- Beerschot A.C. players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- RKC Waalwijk players
- Houston Dynamo FC players
- Phoenix FC players
- Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC players
- Ånge IF players
- Eredivisie players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Major League Soccer players
- USL Championship players
- Ghana men's international footballers
- Ghana men's under-20 international footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Northern Cyprus
- Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Northern Cyprus
- 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen