Joseph Dodoo (born 29 June 1995) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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. He came through the youth academy at Leicester City, and made his debut for them in August 2015, scoring a

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and providing an assist in a 4–1 win at

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. Later that year, he had a one-month loan at Bury. In July 2016, he signed a four-year deal at

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. Dodoo made a limited amount of appearances for the Rangers first team, and was loaned to

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and

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. Born in Ghana and living in England from the age of eight, Dodoo is eligible to represent either Ghana or England at the international level. He has played once for England at under-18 level in 2013.

Club career

Leicester City

Dodoo made his first team debut on 25 August 2015, in the second round of the League Cup away to

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. He played the full 90 minutes and scored a

in a 4–1 victory, also assisting the goal by

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. Bury subsequently stated that they were interested in signing him on loan. Four days later, Dodoo made his first

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appearance, as a 72nd-minute substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw with

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at Dean Court. In the next round of the League Cup on 22 September 2015, his first game at the King Power Stadium, Dodoo scored the opening goal after six minutes in a 2–1 extra-time win over West Ham United.

Bury (loan)

On 19 November, Dodoo joined Bury of League One on loan until 18 December 2015. He made his debut two days later, starting in a home game against Burton Albion and contributing to the only goal of the game in the 40th minute when his low cross was put into the Burton net by their defender

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. Many sources have recorded this as a Dodoo goal, however, officially it was recorded as a Binnom-Williams own goal.

Rangers

Dodoo opened signing talks with

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side

in July 2016 with then-manager

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. On the 19th, he signed a four-year deal with the

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-based club, for a £250,000 development fee. He made his debut three days later in their

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match away to

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, replacing Michael O'Halloran after 60 minutes and scoring the last goal of a 3–0 win from close range when set up by Lee Wallace. He scored his first league goals on 26 November 2016, against

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, netting two late strikes in a 2–1 win for Rangers. He left Rangers on 2 September 2019 by mutual consent.

Charlton Athletic (loan)

Dodoo joined

on loan on 31 August 2017. On his debut for the club he came on as a substitute and scored the winning goal in a 4–3 victory at Oldham Athletic.

Blackpool (loan)

Dodoo was loaned to

in June 2018 on a one-year deal.

Bolton Wanderers

On 3 October 2019, Dodoo signed a contract with League One side

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until the end of the season, subject to international clearance. He made his debut four days later, coming on as a second-half substitute for Dennis Politic in the goalless draw at home to

. He scored his first goal for the club on 7 December in the 2–2 home draw with

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. On 26 June it was announced Dodoo would be one of 14 senior players released at the end of his contract on 30 June.theboltonnews "Bolton announce retained list with 14 players out of contract"
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Ankara Keçiörengücü

On 12 September 2020, Dodoo signed for TFF First League side Ankara Keçiörengücü on a two-year contract, making his debut for the club on 20 September 2020. He was released by mutual consent on 5 January 2021.

Wigan Athletic

On 9 February 2021, Dodoo joined League One side

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on a deal until the end of the 2020–21 season. He scored his first goal for Wigan in a 3–0 win against Milton Keynes Dons on 6 March 2021.

Doncaster Rovers

On 6 September 2021, Dodoo joined League One side Doncaster Rovers on a two-year deal. Dodoo made his debut for the club a day later on 7 September in a 6–0 defeat against Rotherham United in the

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. On the 25th of June 2022, Doncaster released him.

Burton Albion

On 12 November 2022, Dodoo signed for League One side Burton Albion on a short term deal.

International career

Dodoo is eligible to represent England or Ghana internationally. In March 2013, Dodoo was called up to the England under-18 team and played in a match against Belgium. On 20 May 2016 he was called up to the Ghana squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against

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; as he required

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to approve his change of

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, he was unable to play, but trained with the squad.

Career statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dodoo, Joe 1995 births Living people Footballers from Kumasi Ghanaian emigrants to England Footballers from Nottingham England men's youth international footballers English men's footballers Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Leicester City F.C. players Bury F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Blackpool F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Burton Albion F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players TFF First League players English expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey