Moses Odjer

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Moses Odjer
Personal information
Full name Moses Odjer[1]
Date of birth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Foggia
Number 77
Youth career
Tema Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Tema Youth 14 (1)
2014–2015 Catania 11 (0)
2015–2020 Salernitana 103 (1)
2020 Trapani 11 (0)
2020–2022 Palermo 52 (0)
2022– Foggia 3 (0)
International career
2013 Ghana U20 10 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2022

Moses Odjer (born 17 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie C Group C club Foggia.

Club career[edit]

Odjer started playing for local Tema Youth, and made his senior debuts for the club in 2012, aged only 16. On 26 August 2014 he signed a five-year deal with Italian side Calcio Catania, freshly relegated to Serie B.[2]

Odjer played his first match as a professional on 29 November 2014, replacing injured Alexis Rolín in a 0–1 away loss against Ternana Calcio.[3]

In summer 2015 Odjer left for Salernitana on loan, with an option to sign him outright. On 22 June 2016 Salernitana excised the option.[4][5]

On 23 January 2020, he moved to Serie B club Trapani.[6]

On 19 September 2020, he joined Serie C powerhouse Palermo on a free transfer.[7]

He left Palermo in June 2022 as his contract was not extended following the Rosanero's promotion to Serie B in the 2021–22 Serie C playoff tournament. He successively signed a two-year contract for Foggia, another Serie C club.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 12 June 2022[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tema Youth 2012–13 Ghana Premier League 14[11] 1[12] ? ? — 14+ 1+
2013–14 Division One League ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Total 14+ 1+ ? ? ? ? 14+ 1+
Catania 2014–15 Serie B 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
2015–16 Lega Pro 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 11 0 2 0 0 0 13 0
Salernitana 2015–16 (loan) Serie B 26 1 1 0 2[a] 0 29 1
2016–17 26 0 1 0 — 27 0
2017–18 25 0 2 0 — 27 0
2018–19 15 0 2 1 2[a] 0 19 1
2019–20 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Total 103 1 6 1 4 0 113 2
Trapani 2019–20 Serie B 11 0 0 0 — 11 0
Palermo 2020–21 Serie C 26 0 — 0 0 26 0
2021–22 27 0 3[13] 0 4[b] 0 34 0
Total 53 0 3 0 4 0 60 0
Career total 192+ 2+ 11+ 1+ 8+ 0+ 211+ 3+
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.
  2. ^ All appearance(s) in promotion play-offs.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA U-20 World Cup Turkey 2013 List of Players: Ghana" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 23 June 2013. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Moses Odjer signs five-year contract with Italian side Catania". Ghana Web. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Ternana-Catania 1–0, tabu 'Liberati' finalmente spezzato: Avenatti match-winner rossoverde" [Ternana–Catania, 1–0, 'Liberati' taboo finally freed: Avenatti the rossoverde match-winner] (in Italian). Umbria 24. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  4. ^ Salernitana pays €800,000 for Moses Odjer‚ ghanaweb.com, 21 June 2016
  5. ^ "Odjer: esercitato il diritto di opzione" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. ^ "Moses #Odjer è un calciatore del Trapani" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani. 23 January 2020.
  7. ^ "ODJER È ROSANERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo. 19 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Quarto acquisto per il Foggia: Odjer firma un biennale" (in Italian). FoggiaToday. 14 July 2022.
  9. ^ Moses Odjer at Soccerway
  10. ^ Moses Odjer at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  11. ^ "Moses Odjer set out to return quickly to Salernitana should Trapani be relegated". footballghana.com. 12 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Berekum Chelsea 2-1 Tema Youth: The Blues open three-point lead on Ghana league standings". goal.com. 8 May 2013.
  13. ^ Coppa Italia Serie C. [1][2][3]
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