- 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 2008Anthony Obodai (born 6 August 1982 in
Accra ) is aGhana ian football player who plays in the Netherlands forRKC 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 toSparta 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 forRKC 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]
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