Dominic Oduro (born 23 January 1995) is a

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ian professional

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who plays as a full-back or

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Club career

Early career and loan deals

Oduro joined Manchester City's youth academy from the

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in his native Ghana in 2011. After a successful trial, he joined

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club AGF in January 2013 on loan for 18 months. He made his debut for the club in a 2–0 win against

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on 27 July. Oduro was selected in the second round as the 44th overall draft pick by Seattle Sounders FC in the

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on 13 January 2017. However, he was cut during preseason.

FC Golden State Force

Oduro signed with fourth-tier Premier Development League side FC Golden State Force in April 2017. During his first season with the club, he made 13 regular season appearances for the club. Oduro was part of the 2018 FC Golden State Force team that made a deep run in the

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, defeating two

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teams before falling to the LA Galaxy. In February 2018, it was announced that Oduro was on trial with

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of the

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Tampa Bay Rowdies

Oduro signed with USL side

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on 20 June 2018. Oduro scored a game-tying goal in the final minute of his debut with Tampa Bay against

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on 27 June 2018. The highlight reel-worthy goal received recognition as an ESPN SportsCenter Top 10 Play, and was nominated as USL's Goal of the Month. Oduro would follow that up with an assist in Tampa Bay's 3–1 victory over

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in the following game. Oduro went on to make 18 starts over the course of his debut season. Oduro remained a key piece of the Rowdies midfield in 2019, helping the team to a 13-game unbeaten streak to start the season. Head coach

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praised Oduro's performance in July 2019, stating, “He was exactly what we were looking for. He was able to go and do the dirty work, go and cut things off, win tackles.” Oduro finished the season with 27 league starts, helping Tampa Bay to an Eastern Conference playoff berth.

Memphis 901

On 10 May 2021, it was announced that Oduro had signed with

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side Memphis 901.

Charleston Battery

On January 19, 2022, Oduro signed for

side

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. Following the 2022 season, Oduro was released by Charleston.

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* Living people 1995 births Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Manchester City F.C. players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Royal Excel Mouscron players IK Frej players FC Nordsjælland players FC Golden State Force players Tampa Bay Rowdies players Memphis 901 FC players Danish Superliga players Superettan players USL League Two players Right to Dream Academy players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Seattle Sounders FC draft picks USL Championship players Charleston Battery players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub