Moses Odjer

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Moses Odjer
Personal information
Full name Moses Odjer
Date of birth (1996-08-16) 16 August 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Tema, Ghana
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Palermo
Number 19
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– Palermo 26 (0)
National team
2013 Ghana U20 10 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2021

Moses Odjer (born 17 August 1996) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Palermo.

Club career[]

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.[1]

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.[2]

In summer 2015 Odjer left for Salernitana on loan, with an option to sign him outright. On 22 June 2016 Salernitana excised the option.[3][4]

On 23 January 2020, he moved to Serie B club Trapani.[5]

On 19 September 2020, he joined Serie C powerhouse Palermo on a free transfer.[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 26 May 2021[7][8]
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[9] 1[10] ? ? — 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 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 26 0 0 0 0 0 26 0
Career total 165+ 2+ 8+ 1+ 4+ 0+ 177+ 3+
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in relegation play-outs.

References[]

  1. ^ "Moses Odjer signs five-year contract with Italian side Catania". Ghana Web. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Salernitana pays €800,000 for Moses Odjer‚ ghanaweb.com, 21 June 2016
  4. ^ "Odjer: esercitato il diritto di opzione" (in Italian). U.S. Salernitana 1919. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Moses #Odjer è un calciatore del Trapani" (Press release) (in Italian). Trapani. 23 January 2020.
  6. ^ "ODJER È ROSANERO" (Press release) (in Italian). Palermo. 19 September 2020.
  7. ^ "M. Odjer". Soccerway.
  8. ^ "ODJER MOSES". Tuttocalciatori.net (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Moses Odjer set out to return quickly to Salernitana should Trapani be relegated". footballghana.com. 12 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Berekum Chelsea 2-1 Tema Youth: The Blues open three-point lead on Ghana league standings". goal.com. 8 May 2013.

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