Denis Odoi

Denis Frimpong Odoi (born 27 May 1988) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays for EFL Championship club Fulham.

Odoi is a right-footed full-back who can operate on either side. He mainly played at left-back for the past 3 years for his former club, Lokeren. He prefers playing centre back.

Club Career

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Born in Leuven, Belgium, Odoi began playing football when he was five years old, leading to join K. Stade Leuven and played there for five years. When Odoi was ten years old, he moved to join Anderlecht. However, Odoi said: "When I was almost eleven, Anderlecht came to get me. That was great, but the transfers from Kessel-Lo, where I live, to Anderlecht and back were not without obstacles, I remember. Traveling went a lot smoother when Genk incorporated me a few years later." During his time at Genk, he met Steven Defour and became good friends with him. After a year spent at Genk, Odoi joined Oud-Heverlee Leuven when he was eighteen years old and joined the club, citing "a lot more chance to play there".

Odoi progressed through the ranks at Oud-Heverlee Leuven and played for a reserve team for two years. Following this, he was promoted to the first team and made his Oud-Heverlee Leuven debut on 28 April 2007 against Royal Antwerp, starting a match and played 80 minutes before being substituted, in a 1–0 win. Odoi went on to make four appearances for the club. At the start of the 2007–08 season, Odoi appeared in the first two matches before being substituted at half time during a 2–1 loss against Tubize on 30 August 2007and didn’t play for two months. It wasn’t until on 14 October 2007 when he returned to the starting line–up, in a 4–0 win against K.V. Kortrijk. Odoi’s return was short–lived when he played 71 minutes before being substituted, in a 4–0 loss against Overpelt-Lommel and didn’t play for the next four matches. He then returned to the starting line–up against Eupen on 18 November 2007, playing the whole game, in a 2–0 win. Sinc

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