Rhian Dodds (born 3 October 1979) is soccer player who played as a

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in the

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, and the

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. He also holds

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citizenship, but represented Canada internationally on the Under-20 level.

Playing career

Born in

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, Scotland, Dodds grew up in

Hamilton, Ontario Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Ontario. Hamilton has a 2021 Canadian census, population of 569,353 (2021), and its Census Metropolitan Area, census metropolitan area, which encompasses ...

, Canada. He attended

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, playing for the Colonials before joining

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

. He was given the nickname "

Dick Turpin Richard Turpin (bapt. 21 September 1705 – 7 April 1739) was an English highwayman whose exploits were romanticised following his execution in York for horse theft. Turpin may have followed his father's trade as a butcher ear ...

" after scoring a late winner against Motherwell at Fir Park in season 2006–07 by the stadium announcer, insinuating that Kilmarnock had "stolen" the victory with virtually the last kick of the ball. After a seven-year tenure in Scotland he returned to his hometown of Hamilton, and signed with

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of the

. Where he was united with his younger brother Jamie Dodds. He made his debut for the club on 11 June 2010 in a match against

Brantford Galaxy Brantford Galaxy Soccer Club was a semi-professional Canadian soccer club based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, with their home venue located in Hamilton, Ontario at the Heritage Field Turf. The club competes in the Canadian Soccer League, a league ...

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* 1979 births Living people Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian men's soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Men's association football midfielders Kilmarnock F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Hamilton Croatia players Naturalized citizens of Canada Footballers from Irvine, North Ayrshire Soccer players from Hamilton, Ontario Robert Morris Colonials men's soccer players Scottish men's footballers Scottish emigrants to Canada Scottish Premier League players 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub