Akwasi Qwakeye Oduro (born 8 February 1987 in

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) is a

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-born

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defender of

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ian descent.

Career

He emigrated to

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when he was ten and started playing for

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and

K.V. Turnhout K.F.C. Turnhout is a Belgian football club, from the municipality of Turnhout. History K.F.C. Turnhout was founded as ''Turnhout Sport'' in 1912 with matricule n°148. After World War I, the club was refounded as ''F.C. Turnhout'' with the same ...

. At the age of 14 he moved to

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who played between 2006 now moved to the first team of

KSK Beveren Koninklijke Sportkring Beveren (''Royal Sporting Club of Beveren'') is a Belgian association football club from the town of Beveren in East Flanders. KSK Beveren was particularly successful during the late 1970s and early 1980s in which it won ...

where he played 4 matches in his first season. In August 2008 he went for a trial at English League Two club

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but has later been spotted on trial at

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He is a very quick talented young player, currently hoping to sign a deal at

after making a good impression during his trial. Oduro left than in September 2008 his club K.S.K. Beveren and signed with

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of the Srpska Liga. In

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, he is likely to play as a left winger in his new club, he has signed a contract which runs for three years. He then returned to Belgium and played with

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and

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in the

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Personal life

Oduro who was born in

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and is of

ian descent, but he holds a

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Oduro, Akwasi 1987 births Living people Belgian people of Ghanaian descent Black Belgian sportspeople Belgian footballers Belgian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders K.S.K. Beveren players FK Radnički 1923 players FK Bodø/Glimt players Eliteserien players Royal Cappellen F.C. players KFC Turnhout players Expatriate footballers in Serbia Expatriate footballers in Norway Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Norway