Moses Odjer (born 17 August 1996) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as a

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for club Ascoli.

Club career

Odjer started playing for local

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, and made his senior debuts for the club in 2012, aged only 16. On 26 August 2014 he signed a five-year deal with Italian side

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, freshly relegated to

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. Odjer played his first match as a professional on 29 November 2014, replacing injured

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in a 0–1 away loss against

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. In summer 2015 Odjer left for

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on loan, with an option to sign him outright. On 22 June 2016 Salernitana excised the option. On 23 January 2020, he moved to

club

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. On 19 September 2020, he joined

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powerhouse

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on a free transfer. He left Palermo in June 2022 as his contract was not extended following the ''Rosaneros promotion to Serie B in the

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playoff tournament. He successively signed a two-year contract for

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, another Serie C club. In August 2024, Odjer joined Pianese.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Odjer, Moses 1996 births Footballers from Tema Living people Ghanaian men's footballers Ghana men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players Catania FC players Palermo FC players US Salernitana 1919 players FC Trapani 1905 players Calcio Foggia 1920 players US Pianese players Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Italy 21st-century Ghanaian sportsmen