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Anthony Obodai
Ghanaian footballer

Anthony Obodai

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Ghanaian footballer
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Place of birth
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42 years
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Biography

Anthony Obodai (born 6 August 1982) is a Ghanaian international footballer who plays for Swedish club Ånge, as a midfielder.

Career

Club career

Born in Accra, Obodai began his career with local team Liberty Professionals in 2000. He signed for Dutch team Ajax in 2001, playing on loan at Belgian side Germinal Beerschot during the 2002–03 season. In August 2005 a move to English side Luton Town collapsed, and Obodai moved to Sparta Rotterdam two days later. Obodai was made club captain at Sparta, but asked to leave the club in January 2007, signing for RKC Waalwijk on 31 January 2007. During his time in the Netherlands and Belgium, Obodai made nearly 200 appearances.

Obodai was signed by Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer in July 2010, making four appearances before being released at the end of the season.

In January 2012 he signed a contract at Birinci Lig side Mağusa Türk Gücü in Northern Cyprus.

In February 2013, obodai signed for Phoenix FC of the USL Pro, the third division of the United States soccer pyramid. In his first season with the club, Obodai made 24 appearances and tallied one assist. When Phoenix FC faced financial difficulty after its first season of existence, Obodai signed for the Pittsburgh Riverhounds, also of the USL Pro, on 7 November 2013.

In January 2015 he signed with Ånge in the Swedish Division 2.

International career

Obodai played at the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship and the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also earned four senior caps for Ghana between 2003 and 2005.

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