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 team | Norwich City | ||
| 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) |
| 2009–2014 | Club Brugge | 165 | (22) |
| 2014– | Norwich City | 10 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2004 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2016 (UTC). | |||
Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (born 21 February 1989) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwich City in the Premier 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 to Club Brugge K.V. after one year in the Bundesliga.[2]
Odjidja-Ofoe completed his move to English Championship side Norwich City FC, in August 2014. He made his league debut for Norwich City on 16 September 2014 after coming on as a substitute in an away league match against Brentford.[3] Injury hampered much of Odjidja-Ofoe's first season at Norwich City as they gained promotion to the Premier League. In September 2015, Odjidja-Ofoe moved to Rotherham United on a one month loan, making four appearances and scoring one goal.
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 considered for representing Ghana at international football in the future.[4] 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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2016[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2007–08 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Hamburger SV | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hamburger SV II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008–09 | Regionalliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Club Brugge | 2008–09 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | Belgian Pro League | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 5 | |
| 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | Belgian Pro League | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 41 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 42 | 7 | |
| 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Norwich City | 2014–15 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Career total | 212 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 266 | 28 | ||
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.
- ↑ "Brentford 0-3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ↑ Coerts, Stefan (9 November 2010). "Club Brugge Star Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Considering Switching Allegiances to Play for Ghana". goal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "V. ODJIDJA-OFOE". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
External links
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe career statistics at Soccerbase
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at fussballdaten.de (German)
- Belgium stats at Belgian FA
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – FIFA competition record
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – UEFA competition record
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe profile at Soccerway
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