Anthony Obodai

Infobox Football biography
playername = Anthony Obodai


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1982|8|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Accra
countryofbirth = Ghana
height = height|m=1.73
position = Midfielder
currentclub = RKC Waalwijk
clubnumber = 18
youthyears = -1998
1998-2001
youthclubs = S.C. Adelaide
Liberty Professionals
years = 2001–2005
2002–2003
2005–2007
2007–
clubs = AFC Ajax
→ Germinal Beerschot (loan)
Sparta Rotterdam
RKC Waalwijk
caps(goals) = 21 (2)
29 (2)
47 (1)
35 (1)
nationalyears = 1999
2001
2004–
nationalteam = Ghana U17
Ghana U20
Ghana
nationalcaps(goals) = 06 (1)
03 (0)
03 (0)
pcupdate = 24 September 2008
ntupdate = 24 September 2008

Anthony Obodai (born 6 August 1982 in Accra) is a Ghanaian football player who plays in the Netherlands for RKC Waalwijk. He also plays for the Ghana national team at international level.

Career

Beggining at Liberty Professionals, Obodai signed for AFC Ajax in 2001 and made his league debut in 2004cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6310081.stm|title=Ghana's Obodai wants Sparta exit|accessdate=2008-09-24|date=2007-01-27|author=Ibrahim Sannie|publisher=BBC] , playing on loan at Belgian side Germinal Beerschot during the 2002–03 season. In August 2005 a move to English side Luton Town collapsed [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/luton_town/4185902.stm|title=Boss backtracks on Obodai swoop|accessdate=2008-09-24|date=2005-08-28|publisher=BBC] and Obodai moved to Sparta Rotterdam two days later. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/4197550.stm|title= Obodai signs for Sparta Rotterdam|accessdate=2008-09-24|date=2005-08-30|author=Ibrahim Sannie|publisher=BBC] Obodai was made club captain at Sparta, but asked to leave the club in January 2007, signing for RKC Waalwijk on 31 January 2007. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/6316933.stm|title= Ghana's Obodai joins Waalwijk|accessdate=2008-09-24|date=2007-01-31|author=Ibrahim Sannie|publisher=BBC]

References

External links

* [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=184559/index.html Player profile at FIFA]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=7014 Player profile at PlayerHistory.com]
* [http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=10144&cc=5739 Player profile at ESPNsoccernet]