is a Japanese
footballer
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currently playing as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
or a
winger for
Heart of Midlothian.
Club career
Heart of Midlothian
On 10 January 2023, Oda signed for
Scottish Premiership
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club
Heart of Midlothian for an undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half year deal.
On 18 January 2023, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a 85th minute substitute, in a 5-0 win against
Aberdeen
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. On the last game of the season against
rivals
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Hibernian, Oda scored his first goal for Heart of Midlothian, in a 1-1 draw. At the end of the 2022-23 season, he made thirteen appearances and scoring once in all competitions. Oda later reflected on his first six months at the club, stating that he was adjusted to settling in Scotland for "two months or three months".
Career statistics
Club
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References
External links
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2001 births
Living people
Japanese men's footballers
Japan men's youth international footballers
Men's association football midfielders
J1 League players
Vissel Kobe players
Heart of Midlothian F.C. players
Japanese expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
Japanese expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
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