Denis Odoi

Denis Frimpong Odoi (born 27 May 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Fulham.[2][3]

Denis Odoi

Odoi playing for Lokeren in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Denis Frimpong Odoi[1]
Date of birth	(1988-05-27) 27 May 1988
Place of birth	Leuven, Belgium
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Fulham
Number	4
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2009	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	58	(3)
2009–2011	Sint-Truiden	70	(2)
2011–2013	Anderlecht	33	(0)
2013–2016	Lokeren	95	(1)
2016–	Fulham	133	(3)
National team
2008	Belgium U20	1	(0)
2010	Belgium U21	3	(0)
2012–	Belgium	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 July 2020 (UTC)

On 14 July 2016, it was announced that Odoi had signed for English Championship side Fulham. Odoi signed for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year contract with an option of a further 12 months.

Odoi is a right-footed full-back who can operate on either side. He mainly played at left-back for the past 3 years for his former club, Lokeren. He prefers playing centre back.[4]

Fulham

On 5 August 2016, Odoi made his debut for Fulham in a 1–0 win against Newcastle United- his debut drawing acclaim for his "outrageous display of skill" controlling the ball off of his back shoulder. [5] He scored his first goal for Fulham in a 3–2 win against Wigan Athletic on 11 February 2017.[6]

In the summer of 2017 he nearly signed for AA Gent but stayed on an improved contract following intervention from the Fulham chairman's son.[7] On 14 May 2018 he scored the winning goal as Fulham beat Derby County to reach the 2018 EFL Championship play-off Final.[8]

International career

He made his senior Belgian debut in 2012.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 January 2020

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oud-Heverlee Leuven	2008–09[10]	Belgian Second Division	13	3	0	0	—		—		13	3
Sint-Truidense	2009–10[10]	Pro League	37	1	2	0	—		—		39	1
	2010–11[10]		33	1	1	0	—		—		34	1
	Sint-Truidense total		70	2	3	0	—		—		73	2
Anderlecht	2011–12[10]	Pro League	19	0	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 1]	0	26	0
	2012–13[10]		14	0	2	0	—		5[lower-alpha 2]	0	21	0
	Anderlecht total		33	0	4	0	—		10	0	47	0
Lokeren	2013–14[10]	Pro League	37	1	7	0	—		—		44	1
	2014–15[10]		37	0	4	0	—		8[lower-alpha 1]	0	49	0
	2015–16[10]		35	1	1	0	—		—		36	1
	Lokeren total		109	2	12	0	—		8	0	129	2
Fulham	2016–17[11]	Championship	30	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	33	2
	2017–18[12]		38	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	42	3
	2018–19[13]	Premier League	31	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	34	1
	2019–20[13]	Championship	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
	Fulham total		114	3	5	1	3	1	2	1	124	6
Career total			339	10	24	1	3	1	20	1	386	13

1. Appearances in the Europa League
2. Four appearances in the Champions League, one in the Belgian Super Cup

Honours

Fulham

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2018,[14] 2020[15]

References

1. "Retained List 2016–17" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
2. "Anderlecht snatches Odoi away from Sint-Truiden" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 29 April 2011.
3. "Odoi: "Standard did not show any respect"" (in Dutch). sporza.be. 17 June 2011.
4. "Odoi: I've no idea whether I'll keep my starting spot". 13 March 2018.
5. "Fulham's Denis Odoi with Outrageous Skill off His Back". skysports.com. 6 August 2016.
6. "Fulham 3–2 Wigan". BBC Sport. 11 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
7. E., A. (27 April 2018). "Fulham player confirms interest from another club, glad chairman's son stopped move – Sport Witness".
8. "Fulham 2–0 Derby County (Agg 2–1)". BBC Sport. 14 May 2018.
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 January 2019. Retrieved 14 May 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. Denis Odoi at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
11. "Games played by Denis Odoi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
12. "Games played by Denis Odoi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
13. "Games played by Denis Odoi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
14. Cartwright, Phil (26 May 2018). "Aston Villa 0–1 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
15. Stevens, Rob (4 August 2020). "Brentford 1–2 Fulham". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links

• Belgian FA profile
• Denis Odoi at Soccerway