Richard Odada

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Richard Odada
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-25) 25 November 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Nairobi, Kenya
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Metalac
on loan from Red Star Belgrade
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2019 Leopards
2019–2020 Red Star Belgrade
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Red Star Belgrade 2 (0)
2020 → Grafičar Beograd (loan) 24 (0)
2021– → Metalac (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2018 Kenya U-20
2021– Kenya 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:20, 21 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 September 2021

Richard Odada (born 25 November 2000) is a Kenyan professional footballer who currently plays as a defensive midfielder for Metalac, on loan from Red Star Belgrade. As of July 2021 he is also a citizen of Serbia.[1]

Club career[]

Early years[]

Odada made his debut with the biggest team, Leopards and thanks to his excellent midfielder performances, he came to wear the jersey of the national Under 20 team.[2]

Odada, who was part of the Kenya U20 team that featured in the African Championship qualifiers in 2017, enjoyed stints in Serbia and Switzerland before trialing with Juventus.[3]

Grafičar Beograd[]

On January 30, 2019, Odada joined the Red Star U19 team. After a successful and good year, he was sent to the main team, and then on loan to Grafičar Beograd. He made his debut in the 3-0 victory against Radnički from Pirot, where he played all 90 minutes. In the 2019/20 season, he played 7 matches for Grafičar, and he also recorded one assist in the 5-0 victory against Sinđelić. In the 2020/21 season, he played 13 matches in the league, where he again recorded an assist against Radnički from Pirot and he also played one game in the cup against Voždovac.

International career[]

He made his debut for the Kenya national football team on 2 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Uganda. He started and played the full match in a 0–0 home draw.[4]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 25 May 2021.[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Star Belgrade 2019–20 Serbian SuperLiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020–21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Grafičar Beograd (loan) 2019–20 Serbian First League 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2020–21 17 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Total 24 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
Career total 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 0

Honours[]

Red Star Belgrade

References[]

  1. ^ Službeni glasnik RS No. 69 - p.21
  2. ^ Odada, a young kenian talent on training with Juventus at malindikenya.net, 12-2-2018
  3. ^ Kenyan youngster impresses on trials with Juventus at nairobinews.nation.co.ke, 10-2-2018, retrieved 17-6-2020
  4. ^ "Kenya v Uganda game report". FIFA. 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ Richard Odada at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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