Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro (born 2 July 2004) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club AZ.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rome Jayden Owusu-Oduro | ||
| Date of birth | 2 July 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AZ | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| DVC Buiksloot | |||
| AZ | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Jong AZ | 32 | (0) |
| 2023– | AZ | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 2 November 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editOwusu-Oduro moved from DVC Buiksloot to the AZ Alkmaar academy, beginning to play for AZ at under-12 level. After continuing through the age group levels he signed his first professional contract on 2 October 2020 keeping him at AZ until the end of the 2022–23 season.[1] He distinguished himself with critical saves as the AZ under-18 side won a league and cup double in the 2021–22 season.[2][3][4]
He has been wildly tipped as a "wonderkid" in the football management video game Football Manager 2022 by the likes of Goal, SPORTbible and Planet Football.[5][6][7]
Jong AZ
editOwusu-Oduro made his Eerste Divisie debut on 26 August 2022 against FC Eindhoven.[8][9] On 21 April 2023 he saved two penalties in a penalty shoot-out as AZ won through against Sporting Lisbon to reach the final of the 2022-23 UEFA Youth League.[10] He also started in the final against Hajduk Split as AZ ran out 5-0 winners.[11]
AZ
editOn 14 December 2023, Owusu-Oduro made his first team debut in a UEFA Europa Conference League away fixture against Legia Warsaw.[12]
International career
editOn 25 March 2023, Owusu-Oduro played for the Netherlands national under-20 football team in a 2-1 friendly win over France.[13]
Personal life
editOwusu-Oduro has Ghanaian roots, making him eligible to represent Ghana at senior level[14]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong AZ | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 17 | 0 | – | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2024–25 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 0 | |||||
| AZ | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
References
edit- ^ "AZ contracteert jeugdkeeper Owusu-Oduro". az.nl.
- ^ "Nick Twisk with AZ Under 18 overall champion. After winning the cup, now also national champion". Flessenpostuitegmond.nl.
- ^ "Party at AZ after scoop: national title is in for youth thanks to victory over PSV". noordhollandsdagblad.nl.
- ^ "AZ Under 18 wins KNVB Cup: team of trainer Jan Sierksma 4-1 too strong for Twente / Heracles Academy". voetbalinzaanstad.nl.
- ^ "A brilliant XI of Football Manager 2022's best hidden gem wonderkids". Planet Football.
- ^ "Football Manager 2022 wonderkids: Best young strikers, midfielders, defenders and goalkeepers". Goal.com.
- ^ "Football Manager 2022 Wonderkids: 28 Best Young Players To Sign". sportbible.com.
- ^ "Eindhoven VS. AZ II". Soccerway.
- ^ "Jong AZ lijdt in Eindhoven eerste nederlaag". az.nl.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League semi-finals: AZ pip Sporting on penalties, Hajduk defeat Milan". UEFA.com. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
- ^ "UEFA Youth League final report: AZ Alkmaar 5-0 Hajduk Split". UEFA.com. 24 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "LEGIA WARSAW VS. AZ 2 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Emegha fires Netherlands U20 to win over France". Football-oranje.com. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "Ghanaian goalkeeper Rome Owusu-Oduro, TWO others suffer defeat to Juventus in UEFA Youth League". ghanasportsonline.com.
External links
edit- Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro at Soccerway
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