Bradley Hudson-Odoi (born 29 November 1988) is a Ghanaian

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who last played as a striker for National League South side, Woking.

Background

Born in Accra, Hudson-Odoi is the son of former Hearts of Oak midfielder Bismark Odoi and the older brother of Chelsea forward Callum Hudson-Odoi.

Club career

He joined Fulham at the age of 12 but never played for the first team. He signed for

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on 16 July 2008. He made his debut for Hereford in a 2–1 defeat against

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. In March 2009, Hudson-Odoi signed for Grays Athletic on an initial one-month

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with a view to a permanent deal after spending two weeks on trial with the Conference National club. He made his debut on 7 March 2009 in the 2–1 home win over

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, supplying

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with a cross to score Grays' second goal. He joined

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on a contract until January 2010 in August 2009. He rejoined Grays on a month's loan on 27 November. He rejoined Grays Athletic for a third time on 26 October 2010, before joining Conference South club

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in December. After a stint abroad at Hungarian side Vasas, Bradley joined Metropolitan Police on trial, before signing a contract in January 2014. Playing for

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in the 2015–16 season, Bradley was voted their player of the season. After the season ended, Wealdstone announced Bradley's departure for a team in the

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, later announced as

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. Hudson-Odoi made his first league appearance for Sutton as a substitute on their opening day defeat of the 2016–17 season to Solihull Moors on 6 August 2016, coming on for Roarie Deacon, before making his first full appearance and debut in a 2–0 win over

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on 16 August. On his third appearance for Sutton, he scored his first league goal for the club and the winner in a 1–0 home victory over Dagenham & Redbridge on 29 August 2016 when he connected with Ross Stearn's cross and struck a half volley 11 minutes into the game. On 10 November 2016 Hudson-Odoi joined Maidstone United on loan for one month. Hudson-Odoi appeared in Sutton's historic run to the fifth round of the

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for the first time ever, including a 3–1 victory over

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side and local rivals AFC Wimbledon in the third round on 17 January 2017, and a 2–0 defeat to

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team Arsenal in the fifth round on 20 February. On 23 February 2018, he was released by Sutton and signed for Hampton & Richmond Borough. On 22 May 2018, Hudson-Odoi returned to

. On 25 January 2019, Hudson-Odoi left

after an injury hit season and soon reunited with former manager, Alan Dowson at fellow National League South side, Woking. However, just after featuring twice for the Surrey-based side, Hudson-Odoi opted to leave the club in February 2019.

International career

He was part of the Ghana U20 squad for the 2007 Toulon Tournament.

Career statistics

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hudson-Odoi, Bradley 1985 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian footballers Association football forwards Fulham F.C. players Hereford United F.C. players Grays Athletic F.C. players Histon F.C. players Thurrock F.C. players Vasas SC players Metropolitan Police F.C. players Wealdstone F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Maidstone United F.C. players Hampton & Richmond Borough F.C. players Eastleigh F.C. players Woking F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Isthmian League players Ghanaian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Hungary Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary