Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (born 21 February 1989) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
.JPG) Odjidja-Ofoe in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Ghent, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Gent | ||
| 1999–2007 | Anderlecht | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Anderlecht | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamburger SV | 2 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Hamburger SV II | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2014 | Club Brugge | 181 | (22) |
| 2014–2016 | Norwich City | 15 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Rotherham United (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | Legia Warsaw | 31 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Olympiacos | 18 | (2) |
| 2018–2023 | Gent | 137 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | Hajduk Split | 25 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Belgium U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Belgium U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2007–2009 | Belgium U21 | 10 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Belgium | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editOdjidja-Ofoe joined the team of his birth area Gent at the age of five. Later on, he was transferred to R.S.C. Anderlecht. He was part of the 2006–07 Anderlecht reserves team that won the reserves championship. In the 2007–08 season, he was promoted to the first team of Anderlecht. On 22 December 2007, he scored his first goal on his full debut for RSCA against RAEC Mons.
In January 2008, he was signed by Hamburger SV.[2] On 9 January 2009, he left Hamburg and moved for €900,000 to Club Brugge K.V. after one year in the Bundesliga.[3]
Odjidja-Ofoe completed his move to English Championship side Norwich City, in August 2014. He made his league debut for Norwich City on 16 September 2014 after coming on as a substitute in an away league match against Brentford.[4] Injury hampered much of Odjidja-Ofoe's first season at Norwich City as they gained promotion to the Premier League. In September 2015, Odjidja-Ofoe moved to Rotherham United on a one-month loan, making four appearances and scoring one goal against Cardiff City.[5]
In August 2016, Odjidja-Ofoe was transferred to Legia Warsaw for an undisclosed fee.[6] Scoring 5 goals and giving 14 assists in 42 official appearances with Legia Warsaw during the 2016–17 season, he was named Ekstraklasa Player of the Season and Midfielder of the Season.
On 9 July 2017, Olympiacos officially announced the purchase of central midfielder Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe from Legia Warsaw, for an estimated amount of €2.5 million. The 28-year-old Belgian international signed a three-years' contract with the team managed by Besnik Hasi.[7][8] On 16 August 2017, he scored his first goal with the club, as Olympiakos come from behind, in first half, to win 2–1 Rijeka in added time for the 1st leg of UEFA Champions League play-offs.[9] On 22 November 2017 in an away 3–1 loss UEFA Champions League Group stage game against Sporting, Odjidja-Ofoe bagged the only goal of the Reds.[10]
On 21 July 2018, Gent officially announced the acquisition of Ofoe from Olympiacos on a two-year contract.[11] Before the end of the previous season, Olympiacos had put the player out of Pedro Martins' plans for the coming season, forcing him to find a club to continue his career. Odjidja-Ofoe came close to Sporting CP, but the change in the executive staff of the club and the immediate removal of Siniša Mihajlović broke down the Belgian player's transfer to the Portuguese team. Eventually, the 29-year-old returned to his home country on behalf of Gent, with the transfer fee close to €2.2 million.[12]
International career
editOdjidja was called up to the Belgium national under 23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics tournament. He participated in two games; a group stage win over hosts China and a 4–1 semi-final defeat against Nigeria.
In November 2010, he applied for a Ghanaian passport and suggested that he could be considered for representing Ghana at international football in the future.[13] On 17 November, he made his debut for Belgium in an international friendly versus Russia. He came on as a substitute for Eden Hazard in the 90th minute.
He made his second appearance for Belgium in an UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying game against Azerbaijan in March 2011, again coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, this to replace Steven Defour. He replaced Defour again in a Belgium game versus Kazakhstan in his third international outing replacing him in the 63rd minute. As a result of playing in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying games, Odjidja is no longer eligible to play for Ghana.
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Anderlecht | 2006–07 | Belgian First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||
| Total | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||
| Hamburger SV | 2007–08 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[d] | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Hamburger SV II | 2007–08 | Regionalliga | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||||||
| Club Brugge | 2008–09 | Belgian Pro League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 0 | – | 12[e] | 1 | – | 50 | 5 | ||||
| 2010–11 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | 7[e] | 0 | – | 46 | 6 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 10[e] | 1 | – | 41 | 5 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 9[f] | 1 | – | 42 | 7 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 32 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[e] | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 181 | 22 | 11 | 1 | – | 39 | 3 | – | 231 | 26 | ||||
| Norwich City | 2014–15 | Championship | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Rotherham United (loan) | 2015–16 | Championship | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2016–17 | Ekstraklasa | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 5 | |
| Olympiacos | 2017–18 | Super League Greece | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 10[h] | 2 | – | 29 | 4 | ||
| Gent | 2018–19 | Belgian Pro League | 28 | 4 | 5 | 0 | – | 4[e] | 0 | – | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | 14[e] | 0 | – | 42 | 3 | ||||
| 2020–21 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6[i] | 1 | – | 33 | 4 | ||||
| 2021–22 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 2 | – | 13[j] | 2 | – | 48 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 17[k] | 2 | – | 44 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 137 | 12 | 18 | 3 | – | 54 | 5 | – | 204 | 20 | ||||
| Hajduk Split | 2023–24 | Croatian Football League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 2[j] | 0 | 1[l] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Career total | 417 | 42 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 116 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 569 | 57 | ||
- ^ Includes Belgian Cup, FA Cup, Polish Cup, Greek Football Cup, Croatian Football Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearance in Belgian Super Cup
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Cup
- ^ a b c d e f Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, fifteen appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in Croatian Football Super Cup
Honours
editAnderlecht
Legia Warsaw
Gent
Individual
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Season: 2016–17[18]
- Ekstraklasa Midfielder of the Season: 2016–17[18]
- Ekstraklasa Player of the Month: November 2016[19]
References
edit- ^ Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at Soccerway
- ^ "Hamburg bring in Anderlecht prodigy". uefa.com. 4 January 2008. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Bundesliga-Ticker: Die neuesten Infos der 18 Klubs" (in German). 9 January 2009. Retrieved 9 January 2009.
- ^ "Brentford 0–3 Norwich City". BBC Sport. 16 September 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2014.
- ^ "Rotherham 2-1 Cardiff City". BBC. 19 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ "Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe signs for Legia Warsaw". Norwich Canaries. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ "Σαρωτικός ο Ολυμπιακός, έκλεισε και τον Οφόε!". www.sport24.gr. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός: Οφόε ο... έβδομος". www.naftemporiki.gr. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ "Olympiakos vs Rijeka 2–1". www.uefa.com. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Sporting CP vs Olympiakos 3–1". www.uefa.com. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Ανακοίνωσε τον Οτζίτζα Οφόε η Γκενκ (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ "Η Γάνδη ανακοίνωσε τον Οφόε (pics)!" (in Greek). Retrieved 21 July 2018.
- ^ Coerts, Stefan (9 November 2010). "Club Brugge Star Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe Considering Switching Allegiances to Play for Ghana". goal.com. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ^ "V. ODJIDJA-OFOE". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "2006 Belgian Super Cup". Anderlecht Online. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "2007–08 UEFA Cup Round Of 16". UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe". superleaguegreece.net. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ a b "Rozdano nagrody w Lotto Ekstraklasie za sezon 2016/17" (in Polish). 90minut. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Odjidja-Ofoe piłkarzem listopada". legionisci.com (in Polish). 2 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
External links
edit- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at Soccerbase
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at the Royal Belgian Football Association
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at Soccerway
- Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
