Anthony Obodai

Anthony Obodai (born 6 August 1982) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Anthony Obodai
Obodai with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-08-06) 6 August 1982
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Liberty Professionals
2001–2005 Ajax 21 (2)
2002–2003 → Germinal Beerschot (loan) 29 (2)
2005–2007 Sparta Rotterdam 47 (1)
2007–2010 RKC Waalwijk 88 (5)
2010 Houston Dynamo 4 (0)
2012 Mağusa Türk Gücü 13 (2)
2013 Phoenix FC 24 (0)
2014 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 16 (0)
2015 Ånge 0 (0)
National team‡
1999 Ghana U17 6 (1)
2001 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2003–2005 Ghana 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 16, 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 16, 2014

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]

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References
  1. Dit is het leven van Anthony 'The King' Obodai in Ghana vice.com
  2. "Anthony Obodai". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  3. "Boss backtracks on Obodai swoop". BBC Sport. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. Ibrahim Sannie (30 August 2005). "Obodai signs for Sparta Rotterdam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  5. Ibrahim Sannie (27 January 2007). "Ghana's Obodai wants Sparta exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. Ibrahim Sannie (31 January 2007). "Ghana's Obodai joins Waalwijk". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  7. (in Dutch) Voetbal International
  8. K.N.S Mensah (15 July 2010). "Anthony Obodai Joins MLS Club Houston Dynamo". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  9. MLS profile Archived February 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. KTFF profile
  11. Domingo, Odeen. "Phoenix FC midfielder and ex-Dutch league pro Anthony Obodai loves Phoenix". AZcentral.com. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  12. "Phoenix FC 2013 Statistics". USL Pro. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  13. Vesty. "HOUNDS SIGN ANTHONY OBODAI". Steel Army. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
  14. "Zlatans lagkamrat klar – för Ånge IF". Aftonbladet.
  15. "Nybygget Ånge IF är redo för premiären: "Vi är en familj"". Sundsvalls Tidning.
  16. Anthony Obodai – FIFA competition record
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