- Dominic Oppong
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Dominic Oppong 
Personal information Full name Dominic Ansah-Oppong Date of birth January 21, 1986 Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club FC Edmonton Number 21 Youth career 2005–2006 Cincinnati Bearcats 2007–2008 Buffalo Bulls Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2007–2008 Toronto Lynx 10 (0) 2009 Buffalo City 19 (1) 2009 North York Astros 2 (0) 2009 Edmonton Drillers (indoor) 2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 14 (1) 2011– FC Edmonton 19 (0) National team‡ 2005 Canada U-20 3 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 10, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of April 17, 2010Dominic Oppong (born January 21, 1986 in Kumasi) is a Ghanaian-born Canadian soccer player, currently playing for FC Edmonton in the North American Soccer League.
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Career
College and Amateur
Oppong grew up in Scarborough, Ontario, attended Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School, and played two years of college soccer at the University of Cincinnati, before transferring to the University at Buffalo prior to his junior year. He was an All-MAC Second Team selection in 2008.
During his college years Oppong also played for the Toronto Lynx in the USL Premier Development League.[1] He made his Lynx debut on June 15, 2007 in a 4-0 defeat to the Michigan Bucks,[2] and in 2008 helped the Lynx reach the playoffs for the first time since the 2000 season.
Professional
After leaving college, Oppong signed with Buffalo City of the National Premier Soccer League in 2009. He appeared in 19 matches and recorded one goal and added six assists for the team.
Oppong was among the new additional signings made by North York Astros head coach Vladimir Klinovsky midway through the 2009 CSL season to strengthen his squad as it attempted to qualify for the playoffs,[3] but left the team after making only two appearances. He later played briefly for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League.[4]
On April 8, 2010, Oppong signed with the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Second Division.[5] He made his debut for Harrisburg on May 7, against the Charlotte Eagles coming on as a substitute for Kai Kasiguran.[6]
Oppong signed with the new FC Edmonton side of the North American Soccer League on March 3, 2011.[7] The club re-signed Oppong for the 2012 season on October 12, 2011.[8]
International
Oppong made his debut for the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team on December 6, 2005 in a game against Cameroon at the Francophone Games,[9] and went on to appear in all three matches of their group stage.
Personal
Oppong's brother Victor was long-time member of several youth teams from Canadian Soccer Association[10] and played for many teams in Germany including SV Waldhof Mannheim,[11] SG Sonnenhof Großaspach,[12] SV Sandhausen, 1. FC Saarbrücken and VfR Mannheim.[13]
References
- ^ Toronto Lynx and Toronto Lady Lynx press conference
- ^ http://admin.uslsoccer.com/stats/2007/386103.html
- ^ North York Astros 2009 player stats
- ^ http://www.edmontondrillers.ca/site/pages/team/
- ^ "Harrisburg unveils roster for 2010". USLsoccer.com. http://usl2.uslsoccer.com/home/417090.html. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "Harrisburg City Islanders at Charlotte Eagles". USLsoccer.com. http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1570346.html. Retrieved 2010-05-12.
- ^ http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4161444
- ^ http://www.fcedmonton.com/news/2011-10-12/FC%20Edmonton%20Releases%20Eleven
- ^ 6.12.2005 - CAN 0:5 CMR Jeux de la francophonie
- ^ Canada Soccer Profile
- ^ Player Profile : Victor Oppong
- ^ VfR Mannheim 1896 e.V. - Saison 2009/2010
- ^ Victor Oppong verstärkt die Abwehr
External links
FC Edmonton – current squad Categories:- 1986 births
- Living people
- Association football midfielders
- Black Canadian sportspeople
- Canadian people of Ghanaian descent
- Canadian Soccer League (2006–present) players
- Canadian soccer players
- FC Edmonton players
- Harrisburg City Islanders players
- North American Soccer League (2011) players
- North York Astros players
- People from Scarborough, Ontario
- Soccer people from Ontario
- Toronto Lynx (USL PDL) players
- University at Buffalo alumni
- USL Premier Development League players
- USL Second Division players
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