Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Club Brugge | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Gent | ||
| 1999–2007 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Anderlecht | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamburger SV | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamburger SV II | 12 | (0) |
| 2009– | Club Brugge | 165 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010– | Belgium | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (born 21 February 1989) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Brugge in the Belgian Pro League.
Career
He joined his local team K.A.A. Gent at the age of five. He played for R.S.C. Anderlecht. Odjidja-Ofoe was part of the 2006–07 Anderlecht reserves team that won the reserves championship. In the 2007–08 season, he was promoted to the first team of Anderlecht. On 22 December 2007, Vadis scored his first goal on his full debut for RSCA against RAEC Mons.
In January 2008, he was signed by Hamburger SV.[1] On 9 January 2009, he left Hamburg and moved for 900.000 Euro to Club Brugge K.V. after one year in the Bundesliga.[2]
International career
Odjidja was called up to the Belgium national under 23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics tournament. He participated in two games; a group stage win over hosts China and a 4–1 semi-final defeat against Nigeria.
In November 2010, he applied for a Ghanaian passport and suggested that he could be interested in representing Ghana at international football in the future.[3] On 17 November, he made his debut for Belgium in an international friendly versus Russia. He came on as a substitute for Eden Hazard in the 90th minute.
He made his second appearance for Belgium in an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game against Azerbaijan in March 2011, again coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, this to replace Steven Defour. He replaced Defour again in a Belgium game versus Kazakhstan in his third international outing replacing him in the 63rd minute. As a result of playing in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying games, Odjidja is no longer eligible to play for Ghana.
Personal life
He is of half Ghanaian origin, his father from Ghana and his mother from Gent in Belgium. He speaks Dutch, French and English.
References
- ↑ "Hamburg bring in Anderlecht prodigy". uefa.com. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ↑ "Bundesliga-Ticker: Die neuesten Infos der 18 Klubs" (in German). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ↑ Coerts, Stefan (9 November 2010). "Club Brugge Star Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Considering Switching Allegiances to Play for Ghana". goal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
External links
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – FIFA competition record
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – UEFA competition record
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