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| 2009 season stats |
| GP | Goals | Assists |
| 19 | 1 | 4 |
name: Dominic Oduro
position: F
height: 6-0 weight:160
Birthdate: August 13, 1985
Hometown: Pramso, Ghana
last club: FC Dallas (MLS)
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| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Houston | 16 | 7 | 707 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| New York | 3 | 1 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 89 | 30 | 3,403 | 10 | 8 | 80 | 40 | 47 | 57 | 4 | 0 |
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Outlook
Speedy forward acquired early in 2009 season.
MLS Career
2009: Acquired from NY in trade on 5/27 and appeared in 16 games, with seven starts, for Houston
Made Dynamo debut as substitute on 5/30 vs. TFC
Recorded first assist with Dynamo on 6/13 at FCD
Assisted on Brad Davis goal in 2-1 loss at SEA on 7/11
Assisted on Brian Ching's first goal in 4-3 win vs. DC on 8/1
Scored only MLS goal of the season as part of his best game of the year in 3-2 win at CHV on 10/25
Also helped set up Abe Thompson's game-winning goal
Playoffs: Started all three playoff games and rocketed shot off the post in second leg vs. SEA on 11/8
Open Cup: Started, played 90 minutes, and scored first Dynamo goal when he tapped in the clinching tally in 2-0 win at Austin on 7/1
Played 62 minutes and scored first Dynamo goal with a right-footed shot from the top of the penalty area in 4-0 quarterfinal win at Charleston on 7/7
Started and played 65 minutes in 2-1 overtime semifinal loss at SEA on 7/21
09-10 Champions League: Started five of six games
Was ejected for receiving two yellow cards in 2-0 loss at Pachuca on 9/16, including caution for shirt removal while play was stopped for an injury.
2008 MLS: Scored a career-high five goals in 25 games, including only nine starts, in his third season with FC Dallas
Also notched two assists
Scored twice in nine minutes in a 2-1 win vs. RSL on 5/24
Open Cup: Assisted on Abe Thompson's game-tying goal in 2-1 win vs. Miami on 7/1.
2007 MLS: Scored three goals and two assists in a team-high 29 appearances, including 10 starts, for FC Dallas
Played a career-high 1,163 minutes
Notched first career assist on 9/15 at NE
Playoffs: Appeared in both games of playoff series vs. HOU
SuperLiga: Notched one assist in three appearances as Dallas was eliminated in the group stage
Open Cup: Appeared in three of four games as Dallas reached the Open Cup final but did not score.
2006 MLS: Second-round draft pick who scored once in 16 appearances, including three starts, for FC Dallas
Made professional debut on 6/28 at NE
Made first career start and scored first career goal on 7/8 vs. NY
Playoffs: Did not appear in Western Conference semifinal series loss against Colorado.
COLLEGE
Played at Virginia Commonwealth from 2004-05
Scored 18 goals and totaled five assists in two seasons for the Rams
Named 2004 Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and a third-team all-American selection while leading VCU to its first ever NCAA quarterfinal appearance
Spent 2002-03 at the University of Ghana.
AMATEUR
Played for the Richmond Kickers Future PDL team in 2005, leading the team in goals and finishing second in assists
Attended Prempeh College (the Asante Royal Boarding School for Boys) in Ghana.
PERSONAL
Parents are Anthony and Elizabeth Oduro
Graduated from VCU with a B.S. in sociology, which he considers his greatest accomplishment outside of soccer
Lists T.I. and Lil' Wayne among favorite musicians
Enjoys the author John Grisham
Favorite movie is "The Bourne Ultimatum"
Enjoys playing ping-pong
Admires Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o
Besides English, speaks Ghanaian dialects of Twi, Ga, Nzema, and Fante.
DID YOU KNOW?
Dominic's nickname, "The Birdman," was inspired partly by the rapper, Birdman, and partly because teammates say Oduro can 'fly' on the field.
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