Rhian Dodds (born 3 October 1979) is

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footballer who played as a

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in the Canadian Soccer League, and the

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. He also holds

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citizenship, but represented Canada internationally on the Under-20 level.

Playing career

Born in Irvine, Scotland, Dodds grew up in

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, Canada. He attended

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, playing for the Colonials before joining Kilmarnock. He was given the nickname "

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" after scoring a late winner against Motherwell at Fir Park in season 2006–07 by the stadium announcer, insinuating that Kilmarnock had "stolen" the victory with virtually the last kick of the ball. After a seven-year tenure in Scotland he returned to his hometown of Hamilton, and signed with

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of the Canadian Soccer League. Where he was united with his younger brother

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. He made his debut for the club on 11 June 2010 in a match against

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* 1979 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate soccer players Canadian soccer players Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football midfielders Kilmarnock F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Hamilton Croatia players Naturalized citizens of Canada Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Soccer players from Hamilton, Ontario Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players Scottish footballers Scottish emigrants to Canada Scottish Premier League players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub